EA - Closure and Advisory Notices

Updated 29/09/25

This page has been designed to assist you in planning a trip on the River Nene and locating River Closures or Hazard Warning prior to your departure. River & Portage Closures are highlighted in Red. Where "Type of Notice" is underlined the actual EA PDF notice we have received can be downloaded showing full details.
Whilst every effort will be made to update this page on receipt of notifications from the EA, this may not always be possible and therefore it should be used as an indication of Hazards. We have included a page update date to assist.

Please note that the information contained in this page is obtained from the Enviroment Agency. Oundle Cruising Club or the author cannot be held responsible for its accuracy or usage.

Useful EA Contact Telephone numbers:
EA 03708 506 506
Incident Hotline 0800 80 70 60
Floodline 0345 988 1188 - 0845 988 1188
River Inpector (Northampton to Lower Peterborough)
Andy Hall 07760 422263

LOCATION	TYPE of NOTICE	DESC	DURATION
Winter Works 25/26 Closures	Planned Closures 25/26	For maintenance	03/11/25 - 31/03/26
Northampton	Advisory	Boat in Boom	28/02-until further notice
Between A45 and Beckets Park	Advisory	Shoal Present	until further notice
Northampton South Bridge	Advisory	Sunken Vessel in center of river	until further notice
Rushmills Lock D/S	Advisory	Tree Obstruction 50% Navigation	01/09 until further notice
Betwen Billing & Clifton Hill Lock	Advisory	Tree blocking Navigation	until further notice
Betwen Billing & Clifton Hill Lock	Advisory	Low water levels	14/08 until further notice
Wellingborough Embankment Fallen Tree	Advisory	Fallen Tree blocking 75% Navigation	23/09/25 until rescinded
Irthlingborough Bridge	Advisory	Unstable bricks	until further notice
Lower Ringstead Lock	Advisory	Increased water levels	until further notice
Nine Arches 48hr mooring	Emergency Closure	Structural damage	until further notice
Islip Lock	Advisory	Underwater Obstruction	until further notice
Downstream Islip Lock	Advisory	Fallen Tree blocking 30% navigation	08/07 until further notice
Titchmarsh Lock	Advisory	Lefthand Paddle travelling downstream not fully closing	30/06 until further notice
Upper Barnwell U/S Canoe Portage	Emergency Closure	Tree fallen on portage	until further notice
Lower Barnwell	Advisory	Low water levels, leave guillotine in down position when leaving lock.	until further notice
Lower Barnwell Canoe Portage	Advisory	Canoe Portage Removed, use back channel to Upper Barnwelland use syphon portages	until further notice
Ashton Island	Advisory	Fallen Tree part blocking Navigation	18/09/25 - until rescinded
Cotterstock Lock	Advisory	Gate weighing Cotterstock - Yarwell - Alwalton	16th - 19th Sept
Cotterstock Lock	Advisory	D/S right hand paddle locked off	until further notice
Perio lock	Emergency Closure	Both landing portages Closed for use	until further notice
Elton Lock	Advisory	Fallen Tree 150m D/D from Elton Bridge Road	until further notice
Yarwell Lock	Advisory	Fender missing D/S side	until further notice
Near London Road Bridge P/boro	Advisory	Collapse footpath opp Charter's Bar	until further notice2
Perterborough Embankment	Advisory	Shallow Area keep to mooring side	until further notice
Perterborough Embankment	Advisory	Burnt out Boats	10/06 until further notice
Dog in a Doublet Lock	Advisory	Process locking vessels has changed see details	until further notice
Urgent warning Morco water heaters	Urgent Advisory	Attention should be paid to this notice	until further notice
Solid Stoves Safety Message	Urgent Advisory	Attention should be paid to this notice	until further notice
Police Theft Notice	Urgent Advisory	Attention should be paid to this notice	until further notice