A dive team will be attending on Friday 20th February to investigate the obstruction to the lower river gates, with view to remove.

We will update this notice on Monday 23rd February with further advice following the dive.

Further investigations to the cill obstruction will be made this week as it has not been possible to determine the nature of the obstruction. Once the obstruction has been identified and removed, we will advise on passage availability.

We will provide an update on Monday 9th February.

Keadby Lock is currently closed due to 2 operational issues with the site: -  

• An obstruction of the downstream gates is preventing them closing and creating a seal. We are currently investigating what is causing this obstruction and once determined, we will plan for it to be cleared.

 

• A decommissioned culvert is leaking water into the lock, whilst craft pen up from the River Trent. This culvert is believed to be part of the original structure and isn't featured on current drawings. A repair will require a stoppage with the lock dewatered.

  Once the obstruction to the lock gates is cleared, we will be able to offer restricted passage in situations where the River Trent is higher than the canal. We will advise of the opportunity to book passage under these conditions once the gate obstruction has been cleared.   An update to this notice will be given by Monday 2nd February 2026.