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Great Ouse and Tributaries Navigation Notices

Please be aware Navigation Notices listed here are only updated Monday to Friday during office hours

LOCATION

TYPE OF NOTICE

DURATION

DETAILS

Hermitage Lock Office Opening Hours

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Ely Ouse

Advisory Notice

Until Further Notice

Levels being lowered

River Great Ouse, Ely Ouse System and Tributaries

Advisory Notice

Until Further Notice

Trees in Navigation

River Great Ouse, Ely Ouse System and Tributaries

Advisory Notice

Until Further Notice

Water point Shut Off For Winter

River Great Ouse, Ely Ouse System and Tributaries

Advisory Notice

Until Further Notice

Fluctuating Levels

 Bedford Ouse

Bedford to St. Ives

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Bedford Rowing Event

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Prebend Street Bridge, Bedford

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Tree in river

Bedford Lock

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Adjacent to Bedford Boating Lake

Advisory Notice 

Until further notice

Sunken vessel near Bedford Boating Lake.

Great Denham to upstream of Priory Marina

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Reports of fallen trees.

Longholme Lane & Bedford Town Bridge

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U/S of Twin Railway Bridge Bedford 

Emergency Restriction Notice

Until further notice

Tree partially blocking navigation 

Honey Hill & Kempston Area 

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Newham Stairs

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Partially Submerged Tree Trunk in Navigation

Garibaldi Bridge Bedford

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Kempston Area

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Downstream of Cardington Lock Landing Stage

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Downstream of Cardington Lock landing stage

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Castle Mills Lock

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Downstream of Castle Mills Lock 

Reported Obstruction Advisory Notice

Until Further Notice

Reports of a tree in river

Upstream of Willington Lock

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Partially Submerged Tree Limb in River

Danish Camp Willington

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Upstream of Great Barford Lock

Advisory Notice

Until Further Notice

Large Tree Limb in River

Great Barford 48hr Mooring

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Great Barford Bridge

Emergency Restriction

Until further notice

Dislodge Dolphin in U/S Channel of Bridge

Roxton Lock

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Downstream of Roxton Lock

Reported Obstruction Advisory Notice

Until Further Notice

Reports of a tree in navigation 

Fallen Tree 150m Upstream of Eaton Socon Lock

Advisory Notice 

Until further notice

Fallen tree partially blocking navigation channel but still passable. 

Fallen Tree downstream of Eaton Socon Lock

Advisory Notice

Until Further Notice

Tree in Navigation 

Eaton Socon Lock

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Eaton Socon Lock Mooring

Reported Obstruction Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Report of obstruction close to grass bank mooring, approximately 200m upstream river right

300M Upstream of St Neots 

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Tree in Navigation

St Neots
Downstream Landing Stage

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Several large obstructions under water

St Neots Lock

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St Neots Rowing Event

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St Neots Sluice

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Upstream of Paxton Pitts Moorings

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Partially Submerged Tree in River

Offord Lock 

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Sluice Pool Entrance Brampton Lock

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Tree in Navigation 

Brampton Lock

Closure Notice

9 Jan - 9 April 2024

Winter Works Programme

Lee's Brook Weir

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Upstream of Huntingdon Boat Haven

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Tree in Navigation

Godmanchester Lock 

Updated Advisory Notice

Until Further Notice

Replacement of upstream and downstream canoe portage points

Godmanchester Lock 

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Godmanchester U/S and D/S Canoe Platform

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Both canoe portages are currently out of use due to recent damage and missing boards.

Godmanchester U/S Landing Stage

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Godmanchester to Houghton  Reported Obstruction

Reported Obstruction Advisory Notice 

Until further notice 

Reported obstruction marked with a buoy

Huntingdon to Houghton 

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Houghton Lock 

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Partially Submerged Concrete DS Landing Stage

Hemingford Lock

Advisory Notice

Reported Obstruction

Until further notice

Reports of a shoal downstream of the lock are being looked in to

Batcock Island Hemingford Grey

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Tree in  navigation 

Hemingford Lock

Updated Advisory Notice

Until further notice

We are currently experiencing an intermittent issue with the timer on this lock gate.

Downstream of Hemingford Lock

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St Ives Quay and Nobles Field

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St Ives Lock

Advisory Notice

8 January 2024 - approx. 6 weeks

Bank reprofiling and reinforcement works to D/S landing stage area

Downstream of St Ives Lock

Reported Obstruction Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Partially Submerged Tree Stump in River

Brownshill Lock

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Brownshill to Hermitage Lock

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Westview Marina

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Hermitage Lock

Downstream Mooring

Advisory Notice 

Until further notice

Mooring closed for health and safety reasons

Hermitage Lock

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 Old West River

Various Locations

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Lazy Otter Bridge 

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Fallen tree tied to left bank approx. 200m US of Lazy Otter Road Bridge

Near Aldreth, d/s of GOBA mooring

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1/2 mile downstream of Twenty Pence Marina

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 Ely Ouse

Until further notice

Queen Adelaide Mooring

Advisory Notice 

Until further notice

Closed due to health & safety Concerns

Until further notice

Littleport 48hr Mooring

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Windmill 48 Hr Mooring

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Windmill 48 Hr Mooring

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Sandhills 48hr Mooring

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Isle of Ely Rowing Club

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Until Further Notice

Ely Pump-out

Advisory Notice

Until Further Notice

No Water Due to Burst Pipe

Until Further Notice

Ely Railway Bridge

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The Ship Inn 48 Hr Mooring

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Until Further Notice

Little Thetford 48 Hr Mooring

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Upware Lock

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Upware Rowing Club

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Burwell Lode

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Wicken Lode

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 River Wissey

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Stoke Ferry

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Wissey Sluice 

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  Relief Channel

Until Further Notice

Wiggenhall St. Mary Magdalen 48hr mooring

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Until Further Notice

Stowbridge 48hr Mooring

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  Denver & Tidal River

Denver Tidal River

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

There are silt deposits that could impact navigating.  Please see notice for further information.

Denver Facilities

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Please be aware f the Elsan facililites at Denver remains closed .ntil the completion of the refurbishment of the car park toilet block which is expected to take a further 6 weeks. The pump out and the water point are both open for use.

Denver 48hr Moorings

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Mooring closed due to health and safety reasons.

Denver Complex

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West Norfolk Rowing Club Denver - Queen Adelaide Bridge Ely

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Silt Fen Farm 48hr mooring

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Mooring closed due to health and safety reasons.

River Little Ouse

Hockwold

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Hockwold to Brandon

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Hockwold Sluice

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Hockwold Sluice

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Brandon Lock 

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Brandon Creek 48 Hour Mooring

Advisory Notice

 Until Further Notice

Area of mooring closed due to uneven ground

Brandon Lock U/S Canoe Portage Point

Advisory Notice

Until Further Notice

Closed Due To Health & Safety Reasons

 River Lark

Toms Hole 48 Hr Mooring

Advisory Notice

Until Rescinded

Mooring Closed for Health and Safety Reasons

Heading Towards Prickwillow

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Prickwillow Bridge

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Isleham Lock 

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Judes Ferry

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Mile End Road Visitor Mooring

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Mile End Road

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 River Cam

Bottisham Lock

Advisory Notice

Until Further Notice

Intermittent Fault with Downstream Gate

Bottisham Lock

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Baits Bite Lock

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Jesus Lock

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 Old Bedford River

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Closure

Until further notice

Lock closed

 Hundred Foot / New Bedford River

Cradge Bank

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Oxlade - Welney Suspension Bridge

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Mepal Bridge

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