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Great Ouse and Tributaries Navigation Notices
Please note Navigation Notices listed here are only updated Monday to Friday during office hours
LOCATION
TYPE OF NOTICE
DURATION
DETAILS
River Great Ouse and Tributaries
1 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2026
Winter Works
Closure Notice
River Great Ouse (Bedford Ouse and Ely Ouse)
Until further notice
Low levels
River Wissey
Until further notice
Pause of planned navigation weed cutting
Various Locations on the River Great Ouse
14 - 17 October 2025
​AECOM Fish Surveys on behalf of Anglian Water
Various Locks along River Great Ouse
29 September for approx. 5 weeks
Lock Inspections
Various locations between Brampton and Earith
15 - 23 October 2025
Fisheries Surveys
Bedford Ouse
Bedford Lock
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Cardington Lock
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Castle Mill Lock
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Renhold Bend
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Willington Lock
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Great Barford 48hr Mooring
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Great Barford Lock
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Roxton Lock
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Wyboston
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Eaton Socon Lock Mooring
Advisory Notice
Until further notice
Report of obstruction close to grass bank mooring, approximately 200m upstream river right
Paxton Pits Moorings
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Brampton Lock
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Brampton Mill
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Houghton 4 Gate Sluice
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Houghton Lock to Huntingdon Town Bridge
Advisory Notice
19 October 2025
Huntingdon Boat Club Rowing Event
Hemingford Lock
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Hemingford Meadow
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St Ives Staunch and Lock
Advisory Notice
Until further notice
Several sluice gates next to St Ives lock have been isolated in the closed position.
When the automatic gate opens, fast flowing turbulent water could make navigation through St Ives lock difficult. We will therefore implement the caution phase of river advice for boaters (St Ives to Earith) at a lower level than usual.
Brownshill Lock
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Hermitage Lock
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Hermitage Lock
Downstream Mooring
Advisory Notice
Until further notice
Mooring closed for health and safety reasons
Old West River
Lazy Otter Bridge
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Between the Old Pump House and Lazy Otter
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Between Lazy Otter & A10 Road Bridge
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Downstream of Lazy Otter
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Newmarket Road Bridge
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Twenty Pence Marina
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Ely Ouse
Until Further Notice
Ely A142 Road Bridge
Updated Advisory Notice
Until further notice
Sunken vessel impeding navigation. Marked with buoys.
Until further notice
Engagement Railway Bridge
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Until further notice
Babylon Bridge & Ely Quayside
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Until Further Notice
Ely Pump Out
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Isle of Ely Rowing Club
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Until further notice
Queen Adelaide Mooring
Advisory Notice
Until further notice
Closed until further notice.
Until further notice
Queen Adelaide Bridge
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Diamond 44 48hr Mooring
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Sandhills 48hr Mooring
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Black Horse / Swan 48hr Mooring
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Litlleport 48hr Mooring
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Brandon Creek 48hr Mooring
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The Ship Inn 48hr Mooring
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Ferry Bank
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Windmill 48hr Mooring
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Until Further Notice
Little Thetford 48hr Mooring
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Upware Lock
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Burwell Lode
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Wicken Lode
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Confluence of River Wissey and Ely Ouse
Advisory Notice
Until further notice
A boat has taken on water and is now resting on the riverbed
River Wissey
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A10 Road Bridge, Hilgay
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B1160 Methwold Bridge
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Stoke Ferry
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Sugar Beet Factory
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Wissey Sluice
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Relief Channel
Until Further Notice
Magdalen 48hr Mooring, Wiggenhall St. Mary
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Until Further Notice
Stowbridge 48hr Mooring
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Denver & Tidal River
Relief Channel Lock
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Denver Sluice
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Denver Pump Out
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Denver Facilities
Advisory Notice
Until further notice
The Elsan is closed until further notice. The pump-out and water point are both open for use.
Denver East Bank Moorings
UPDATED Advisory Notice
Until further notice
Mooring closed due to health and safety reasons.
Denver Tidal Lock
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Salter's Lode Lock
Advisory Notice
Until further notice
If you have a vessel of 62 foot and over, please contact the Salter's Lode Lock Keepers on 01366 382292 to discuss passage.
Silt Fen Farm 48hr Mooring
Advisory Notice
Until further notice
Mooring closed due to health and safety reasons.
River Little Ouse
Hockwold
Advisory Notice
Until Further Notice
Recommended not to navigate beyond this point due to very low levels
Brandon Lock Upstream Canoe Portage Point
Advisory Notice
Until further notice
Closed for health and safety reasons
Brandon Staunch
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Downstream of Brandon Lock
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Brandon Town 48hr Mooring
UPDATED Advisory Notice
Until further notice
Closed due to health and safety reasons
River Lark
River Cam
Old Bedford River
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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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