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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)

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River Wissey

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Various Locations on the River Great Ouse

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Various Locks along River Great Ouse

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Various locations between Brampton and Earith

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 Bedford Ouse

 Mill Bridge, Kempston 

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Bedford Lock

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Between Garibaldi Bridge and Butterfly Bridge

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Bedford - Near Hitchin Bridge

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Cardington Lock

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Castle Mill Lock

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Tree and sunken limbs

Between Renhold Bend and Danish Camp

Updated Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Fallen Tree

Willington Lock

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Old Barford Mill

Restriction Notice

Until further notice

2 trees restricting navigation

Barford Old Mill 48hr Mooring

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Upstream of Great Barford Bridge

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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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A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Improvement 

Advisory Notice

24 November - 10 December 2025

Beam installation over the River Great Ouse.

Wyboston

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Eaton Socon Lock

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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

St Neots Lock

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St Neots to Little Paxton

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Paxton Pits Moorings

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Offord Lock 

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Brampton Lock

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Brampton Mill

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 Godmanchester Lock

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Downstream of Godmanchester Lock 

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Shoal

Hartford

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Fallen tree - Council aware

Hartford

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Fallen tree 

Houghton 4 Gate Sluice

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Houghton Lock to Huntingdon Town Bridge

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Hemingford Lock

Advisory Notice -

Until further notice

Sunken log

Downstream of Hemingford Lock 

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Shoaling

Hemingford Meadow

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St Ives Dolphin 48hr Moorings

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St Ives Lock 

Advisory Notice 

Until further notice

Please report any lock issues.

St Ives Staunch and Lock

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Downstream of St Ives Lock 

Updated Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Fallen tree

Brownshill Lock

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Westview Marina

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Hermitage Lock

Closure Notice

24-26 Dec 2025 and 1 Jan 2026

Christmas and New Year Closure

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

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Fallen Tree

Downstream of Lazy Otter

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Newmarket Road Bridge

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Stretham

Advisory Notice

Until Futher Notice

Fallen tree restricting 90% of the navigation.

Cottenham Area

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Fallen tree limb

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

Ely Highbridge/Station Road

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Sunken vessel

Until further notice

Ely Waterfront (Cutter Inn)

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Submerged motorcycles

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

Littleport to Ely

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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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Hilgay Area

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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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Until Further Notice

Downham Market 48hr Mooring

Closure Notice 

Until further notice

Mooring closed 

  Denver & Tidal River

Denver Tidal River

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Downstream Tidal Pontoon leaning at low water

Denver Tidal Lock

Closure Notice

12 - 19 January 2026

Gate Weighing

Relief Channel Lock

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Denver Slipway

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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.

Tidal River Great Ouse 

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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

Near Brandon

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Fallen trees

Brandon Lock Upstream Canoe Portage Point

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Closed for health and safety reasons

Brandon Lock

Emergency Closure Notice

Until further notice

Closed due to a build up of silt deposits

Brandon Staunch

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Downstream of Brandon Lock

Emergency Closure

Until further notice

Fallen tree 

Brandon Lock 48hr Mooring

UPDATED Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Shoaling 

Brandon Town 48hr Mooring

UPDATED Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Closed due to health and safety reasons

Southery

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Fallen tree in river

Brandon Creek 

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 River Lark

Toms Hole 48hr Mooring

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Closed for health and safety reasons

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

Sunken vessel downstream of Bottisham Lock

Bottisham Lock

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Popes Corner

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

large tree limb at Popes Corner

Upware Lock

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Jesus Lock and Baits Bite Lock

Advisory Notice

Until further notice

Locks closed to Navigation due to structural lock island issues

Jesus Lock

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 Old Bedford River

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 Hundred Foot / New Bedford River

Various

Advisory Notice

1 September 2025 until rescinded

Desilting works

Cradge Bank

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Oxlade - Welney Suspension Bridge

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Mepal Bridge

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