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Aire & Calder Mainline, Wakefield Branch Aire & Calder, Bank Dole Cut

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Detail

TypeAdvice
Start Date8/1/2024, 12:30:00 PM
End Date8/2/2024, 2:00:00 PM
Start LocationLock 9, Castleford Junction Lock
Ends LocationLock 11, Ferrybridge Flood Lock
Towpath ClosedNo

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

8/2/2024

The 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

8/2/2024

Due 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

8/1/2024

River 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

7/18/2024

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

7/16/2024

The 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

7/15/2024

River 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

7/12/2024

River 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

7/10/2024

River 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

7/10/2024

Due 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

7/9/2024

Due 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

7/9/2024

All 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

7/2/2024

Due 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

7/1/2024

All 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

6/20/2024

Due 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

6/19/2024

The 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

6/11/2024

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

6/10/2024

River 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

6/3/2024

River 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

5/30/2024

River 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

5/30/2024

River 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

5/29/2024

River 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

5/29/2024

River 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

5/28/2024

River 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

5/24/2024

Due 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