Lock 32 West to Lock 1 West

Navigation remains closed between Lock 1W and Lock 32W on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal due to a broken paddle at Lock 11W.

Our local team has successfully managed water levels to support safe navigation. However, during closer inspection, a broken paddle was identified at Lock 11W.

Repairs have now been planned and are scheduled to take place next week. Until these repairs are completed, the navigation will remain closed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience while our team works to restore navigation as quickly as possible.

A further update will be provided on or before Friday 14 August 2026.  

Please be advised that navigation remains closed between Lock 1 W and Lock 32 W on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to allow water levels to recover.

Our local team is working hard on site to manage the situation and feed water into the affected section.

Water levels are gradually increasing, and we continue to monitor the situation closely.

A further update will be provided on or before Friday 7 August.

Please be advised navigation remains closed between Lock 1W to Lock 32W  on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to allow the water levels to replenish.

Our local team are working hard on site managing the situation and feeding water down to the area to restore levels and levels are increasing gradually.

A further update will be provided on Thursday 30 July.

Please be advised navigation remains closed between Lock 1W to Lock 32W  on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to allow the water levels to continue to replenish.

Water levels are slowly increasing and our local team are working hard on site managing the situation and feeding water down to the area to restore levels. 

A further update will be provided on Wednesday 29 July.

Please be advised navigation remains closed between Lock 1W to Lock 32W  on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to allow the water levels to continue to replenish.

Water levels have begun to increase. Our local team are on site managing the situation and feeding water down to the area to restore levels.

 A further update will be provided on Tuesday 28 July.

Due to low water levels, navigation remains closed between Lock 1 West and Lock 32 West on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

We will continue to monitor the situation daily, and as soon as the water levels have recovered sufficiently to allow for safe navigation, the closure will be lifted.

While water holdings across the canal network are higher than they were at this point last year, hot and dry weather can create extra challenges for boating and water supply.

To make the most of the water we have in the reservoirs, we're trying to tailor the feed very accurately to the demand so water doesn't go to waste. If the demand is greater than we predicted or paddles get left up, then we may need short breaks to rebalance the supply, sometimes at short notice. We apologise for the disruption and thank you for your patience during these periods.

If you see that water levels are looking unusually low, please let us know. Our teams actively manage water levels and can carefully refill low pounds, checking for problems and making sure moored boats on adjacent pounds stay safe.

A further update will be on or before Monday, 27 July.

Navigation has been closed between Lock 1West and Lock 32West on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal due to low water levels along the canal resulted from the continued dry weather conditions.

As soon as water levels have recovered sufficiently to allow safe navigation, the restrictions will be lifted.

A further update will be on or before Monday 20 July

Navigation is currently closed between Lock 7West and Lock 21West on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal due to low water levels resulting from the recent dry weather conditions.

We will continue to monitor the situation throughout today and ask boaters to remain at these locks while water levels are assessed.

 As soon as water levels have recovered sufficiently to allow safe navigation, the restrictions will be lifted. 

A further update will be provided later today, Friday 10 July.