OnTheCut

The dredging work has been completed. Boaters can proceed as normal.

Dredging works at Barton Island have almost been completed.

They aim to complete the job by 4pm tomorrow and we will update the website at this point or as soon as we have more information.

Dredging works at Barton Island continue. Our contractors are still on site and are making progress.

They aim to complete the job by Wednesday 22nd May and we will update the website then or sooner if we have more information

Dredging works at Barton Island continue. Our contractors are still on site and are making progress.

They aim to complete the job by Friday 17th May and we will update the website then or sooner if we have more information.

Our contractors have continued with the dredging work this week and have made good progress.

They aim to complete the job by the end of the day, on Friday 10th May and we will update the website accordingly.

Due to the recent heavy rainfall this week, the completion of this dredging work has been delayed.

We aim to have finished the dredging work completed by Wednesday 8th May and we will update the website accordingly.

Our dredging contractors have been on site all week, but due to the size of the job, they are currently half way through.

They aim to have finished the dredging work by the end of next week.

We will update this notice by the 3rd May or as soon as the work is completed.

Due to persistently high river flows, we have unfortunately still not been able to complete the proposed dredging at Barton Island.

Our contractors aim to complete this task by the end of next week, as soon as river conditions allow.

We will update this notice by the 26th April or as soon as we have more information.

Due to persistently high river flows, we have not been able to complete the proposed dredging at Barton Island.

Our contractors aim to complete this task by the end of next week, as soon as river conditions allow.

We will update this notice by the 19th Aril or as soon as we have more information.

Due to persistently high river flows, we have not been able to complete the proposed dredging at Barton Island before the Easter weekend. This will now take place in early April and as soon as river conditions allow.

Preliminary investigations indicate that there is at least 1m depth of water across the area affected. Boaters can therefore travel along this section of navigation but are asked to proceed with care.

River levels may fluctuate over the Easter period depending on rainfall. Boaters should take note of current river levels when navigating this section.

We suggest boaters could refer to this river level gauge taking readings from Cranfleet. A general rule of thumb would be to calculate the draft of your boat and add 1 metre. If this total is lower than the level shown on the gauge, passage should be possible.

For example:

Boat draft of 0.5m + 1m = 1.5m. In this scenario, if the gauge shows a river level of >1.5m, there should be sufficient depth for this boat to navigate.

Boat draft of 0.8m + 1m = 1.8m. In this scenario, the gauge would need to show a river level of >1.8m for there to be sufficient depth for this boat to navigate.

We will update this notice by the 12th April or as soon as we have further information.

Due to the recent floods, the silt deposits that were impeding navigation have been dispersed.

Boaters can now travel along this section of the navigation, but are asked to proceed with care.

We still aim to complete the spot dredging by the end of March and will update this notice by the 29th March or as soon as we have more information.

An assessment of the silt deposits left following the recent flood events has now taken place and the required work is being planned in by our Dredging Team. We currently aim to complete the dredging by the end of March.

We will update this notice by the 29th March or as soon as we have more information.

Due to further reports of boats grounding on the Upper Trent near Barton Island, we have made the decision to temporarily close this section of the navigation.

We believe the issue to be caused by silt deposits which have been left after the recent floods.

An assessment of the area is taking place this week, with a plan of dredging to be organised as a matter of urgency.

We will update this notice by the 9th February or as soon as we have more information.