16th March 2026
Closure of navigation of or through the below mentioned waterway forming part of the Middle Level System will be between 23 March – 2 April. Navigable waterways to the West of Lodes End Lock. Lodes End Lock will be closed.
Emergency works are required at Bevill’s Leam Pumping Station. Water levels will need to be lowered in our Bevill’s pond to i) remove one of the pumps from the station and ii) to reinstall it.
Levels will be too low to safely navigate during this period and therefore boaters will need to ensure their vessels have sufficient slack in their ropes if moored West of Lodes End Lock. Lodes End Lock will be closed during the operation. We encourage all boaters to avoid making trips heading west through Lodes End Lock for the full duration of works.
Navigable waterways affected are:
• Yaxley Lode
• New Dyke
• Monks Lode
• Great Raveley Drain
• Bevill’s Leam (West of the pumping station)
• Old Nene (West from Lodes End Lock to the confluence with Bevill’s Leam)
The Nene to Great Ouse navigation Link Route through the Middle Level is unaffected by these works.
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