Aire & Calder Mainline, Wakefield Branch Aire & Calder, Bank Dole Cut
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Detail
| Type | Advice |
| Start Date | 8/1/2024, 12:30:00 PM |
| End Date | 8/2/2024, 2:00:00 PM |
| Start Location | Lock 9, Castleford Junction Lock |
| Ends Location | Lock 11, Ferrybridge Flood Lock |
| Towpath Closed | No |
Description
Due to rising river levels the following flood lock/gates are closed but user operable from the pedestal:
Castleford Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
The following flood lock/gates remain open for normal use:
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood lock
Ferrybridge Flood Lock is currently closed for repairs. Bulholme Lock is closed while the repairs take place and the river section between Bulholme Lock and Ferry Bridge Lock closed for navigation.
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
Updates
River levels have returned to normal after the recent rainfall.
All flood lock/gates are open:
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybridge Flood Lock
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
8/2/2024The following flood lock/gates are closed but user-operable via the pedestal:
Castleford Flood Lock
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood Lock
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
8/2/2024Due to recent heavy rainfall the river level is rising.
The following flood lock/gates are closed but user-operable via the pedestal:
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood Lock
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
8/1/2024River levels are slowly returning to normal after the recent rainfall..
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
7/18/2024The following flood lock/gates are closed but user-operable via the pedestal:
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood Lock
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
7/16/2024The Met Office have published a Yellow weather waring for rain for the night of 15th/16th July. As precautionary measure some of the flood gates have been closed. The state of flood gates is shown below:
The following flood lock/gates are closed but user-operable via the pedestal:
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood Lock
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
7/15/2024River levels are slowly returning to normal after the recent rainfall..
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
7/12/2024River levels are slowly dropping after the recent rainfall..
The following flood lock/gates are closed but user-operable via the pedestal:
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
7/10/2024River levels are slowly dropping after the recent rainfall..
The following flood lock/gates are closed but user-operable via the pedestal:
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood Lock
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
7/10/2024Due to recent rainfall river levels are rising.
The following flood lock/gates are closed - navigation restricted:
Castleford Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
The following flood lock/gates are closed but user-operable via the pedestal:
Ferrybridge Flood Lock
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood Lock
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
7/9/2024Due to recent rainfall river levels are rising.
The following flood lock/gates are closed but user-operable via the pedestal:
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood Lock
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
7/9/2024All flood lock/gates are open:
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood lock
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
7/2/2024Due to recent rainfall river levels are rising.
The following flood lock/gates are closed but user-operable via the pedestal:
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
7/1/2024All flood lock/gates are open:
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood lock
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
6/20/2024Due to recent rainfall river levels are rising.
The following flood lock/gates are closed but user-operable via the pedestal:
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
6/19/2024The following flood lock/gates are open:
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood lock
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
6/11/2024The following flood lock/gates are closed but user-operable via the pedestal:
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood lock
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
6/10/2024River levels are slowly dropping following recent rainfall.
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood lock
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
6/3/2024River levels are slowly dropping following recent rainfall.
The following flood lock/gates are closed but user operable via the pedestal
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood lock
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
5/30/2024River levels are slowly dropping following recent rainfall.
The following flood lock/gates are closed and navigation restricted:
Castleford Flood Lock - currently closed due to electrical failure & Bulholme closed to protect canal cut to Castleford
The following flood lock/gates are closed but user operable via the pedestal
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood lock
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
5/30/2024River levels are slowly rising following recent rainfall.
The following flood lock/gates are closed and navigation restricted:
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
The following flood lock/gates are closed but user operable via the pedestal
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Bank Dole Flood lock
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
5/29/2024River levels are slowly rising following recent rainfall.
The following flood lock/gates are closed but user operable via the pedestal
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood lock
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
5/29/2024River levels are slowly dropping following the recent exceptional rainfall event.
The following flood lock/gates are closed but user operable via the pedestal
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
5/28/2024River levels are slowly dropping following the recent exceptional rainfall event.
The following flood lock/gates are closed and navigation restricted:
Castleford Flood Lock
Ferrybidge Flood Lock (from 4pm 24th May)
The following flood lock/gates are closed but user operable via the pedestal
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
The following flood lock/gates are open:
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood lock
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
5/24/2024Due to rising river levels the following flood lock/gates are closed navigation restricted:
Castleford Flood Lock
Broadreach Flood Lock (Wakefield Branch)
Leeds Dock (Clarence Dock) Flood Gates
Bank Dole Flood lock
Ferrybridge Flood Lock is currently closed for repairs. Bulholme Lock is closed while the repairs take place and the river section between Bulholme Lock and Ferry Bridge Lock closed for navigation.
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
This notice will be regularly updated as water level conditions change
5/23/2024