The Fenland’s main artery winds from Bedford through Ely’s cathedral city to the tidal Wash, opening a whole network of lock-free rivers and drains.
Current closures & stoppages
60 live navigation notices affecting the River Great Ouse.
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Bedford to Kempston Stretch of Great Ouse Fallen Tree
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Advisory Notice - low water levels
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Aldreth Bridge - Old West - underwater obstruction
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Between Military Bridge and Upware - group of logs
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Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Improvement Scheme
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Bottisham Lock - Sunken Vessel
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Brampton Lock - Fallen tree - 50% blockage
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Brampton Lock Upstream Landing stage Tree Work
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Brampton Mill - Fallen Tree
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Brandon Lock - Closed
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Brandon Lock 48-Hour Mooring - Shoaling
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Brandon Lock Downstream - Low Levels
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Brandon Lock Upstream Canoe Portage Point - Closed
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Brandon Town 48-Hour Mooring - Closed
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Castle Mill Portage Loose
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Confluence of River Wissey and Ely Ouse - Boat on Riverbed
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Denver East Bank Moorings - DE56 and DE57 Closed
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Denver Facilities - Elsan Point Closed
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Denver Tidal Pontoon - Low River Levels
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Denver West Bank 48hr Moorings - Closed
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Desilting 100ft River Earith to Mepal
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Downham Market 48hr Mooring - Closed
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Downstream of Twenty Pence Marina Fallen Tree
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Eaton Socon Grass Moorings - Old Pilings: {{
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Eaton Socon Large Tree downstream
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Eaton Socon Lock - Control System Repairs
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Ely High Bridge - Sunken Vessel
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Godmanchester Lock Downstream - Shoal
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Great Ouse - Old West Floating Hazard
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Hartford - Fallen Tree
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Hermitage Lock Downstream Mooring - Closed
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Hermitage Lock DS Mooring - Submerged Debris
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Hockwold cum Wilton - Siltation
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Kempston Emergency Closure Notice Tree Blocking Navigation
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Low water Levels - Along the River Stour
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Low water Levels - Great Ouse
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New Bedford River Hundred Foot Bank Overhanging Trees
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New Bedford River overhanging Trees
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Offord Triangle - Fish Surveys 23 Sept 26
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Old Bedford River - Old Bedford Sluice - V Door Failure
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Old West near Goba Mooring
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Pike & Eel - Fish Surveys 24 Sept 26
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Queen Adelaide 48hr Moorings - Closed
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River Great Ouse D/S Cardington Lock Fallen tree
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River Lark - Fallen tree
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Silt Fen 48hr Moorings - Closed
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St Ives Lock Planned Closure for Inspection
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St Neots Common - Fish surveys 22 Sept 26
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St Neots Lock Landing Stage - Obstruction in water
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Restriction 2026-09-01
Sutton Gault Downstream - End of Desilting Works (1 September Until Further Notice)
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Restriction 2026-09-01
Sutton Gault Downstream - Start of Desilting Works (1 September Until Further Notice)
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Restriction 2026-09-01
Sutton Gault Upstream - End of Desilting Works (1 September Until Further Notice)
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Restriction 2026-09-01
Sutton Gault Upstream - Start of Desilting Works (1 September Until Further Notice)
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Tempsford Bridge Underwater Inspections
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Toms Hole 48hr Mooring - Closed
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Upstream Brownshill Staunch - Fish Surveys 25 Sept 26
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Upstream Of Ely - floating obstacle (hay bale)
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Weed Cutting Stratford St Mary to Flatford
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Restriction 2026-09-01
Welney Downstream - End of Desilting Works (1 September Until Further Notice)
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Restriction 2026-09-01
Welney Downstream - Start of Desilting Works (1 September Until Further Notice)
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