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Lock 70 to Lock 71
A navigation closure on the Trent & Mersey Canal, started 27 September 2026 — still shut after 0 days. CRT's date field gives no reopening date.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Trent & Mersey Canal
- Region
- North West
- Started
- 27 September 2026
- Status
- Still shut
- Days shut
- same day
- CRT reason
- Low Water Levels
- Cause
- Not read yet
- Asset
- Lock
Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.
Where
- Trent & Mersey Canal: Lock 71 to Lock 70
Updates · 1
0 days with no update after the last one.
27 September 2026
The canal is currently closed between Locks 70 and 71 due to low water levels. The team are working to send additional water down the flights to improve levels.
Cite this: CRT Stoppages Archive, “Lock 70 to Lock 71”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/01a0e1c4-29cc-7037-a129-5023709207d9.
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