Ratcliffe lock.

[Rickent]

Just to let peeps know , if anybody is coming up through Ratcliffe lock on the River Soar,  the left side of the river is only about six inches deep, I exited the lock and was blown over by the wind and ended up completely grounded with the boat leaning at a very precarious angle.

Took 15 minutes of pole action and engine revving to finally get floating again.

[matty40s]

2 minutes ago, Rickent said:

Just to let peeps know , if anybody is coming up through Ratcliffe lock on the River Soar,  the left side of the river is only about six inches deep, I exited the lock and was blown over by the wind and ended up completely grounded with the boat leaning at a very precarious angle.

Took 15 minutes of pole action and engine revving to finally get floating again.

Same happened in the 2012 floods, the river comes across the field and drains into the navigation channel there. You could see the sandbank on GoogleEarth for a couple of years.

Edited July 5, 2020 by matty40s

[Rickent]

Just now, matty40s said:

Same happened in the 2012 floods, the river comes across the field and drains into the navigation there. You could see the sandbank on GoogleEarth for a couple of years.

Yep, saw it but couldn't do anything about it due to wind.

Came through Kegworth deep and had had enough so attempted to moor at the very end of the lock landing, got caught by the wind again and am now facing the opposite way , but safely tied up. 

[Alway Swilby]

There's an outstanding notice about this.

https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/17757-near-ratcliffe-lock

 

[matty40s]

When it's in big flood, the river comes through where the lane goes under Remembrance Way through the underpass and across the field, then fills the navigation ditch before overtopping the loc. 

[Rickent]

I think the problem is made worse at the moment due tobthe water levels being low, it certainly was a brown trouser moment seeing the boat at that angle.