Hudds Narrow Diggle flight closed

[Hudds Lad]

Interesting wording, anyone know more about the "incident" on third party land??

 

Notice Alert

Huddersfield Narrow Canal
Location: Navigation Closure: Low Water, Lock 24West to Lock 32West, Huddersfield Narrow Canal.
Starts At: Lock 24 West
Ends At: Lock 32 West

Tuesday 25 April 2023 10:00 until further notice

Type: Navigation Closure
Reason: Information

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Original message:

 

Please be advised navigation is currently closed between Lock 24W and Lock 32W on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal due to low water.

An incident as occurred on third party land which has affected our water supply for the canal and the Diggle Flight has drained.

A further update will be provided this afternoon.

You can view this notice and its map online here:
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notice/24873/navigation-closure-low-water-lock-24west-to-lock-32west-huddersfield-narrow-canal-

You can find all notices at the url below:
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices

[David Mack]

Someone has blocked a feeder? Or diverted its water elsewhere?

[Neil TNC]

Apparently now "recovering" update tomorrow.

[Hudds Lad]

Re-opened

[Ian Mac]

I may well have been the Diggle feeder. Feeders are interesting things legally, as the rules governing them are dependant totally on the act of Parliament which allowed them to be created. Some the trust have full right of access along the banks and control over the whole structure and its environ, which includes  depending on the act so many feet on either side of said feeder. Others they purely have the right to have a flow of water pass over someones land, and no right of access. I believe it is a legal minefield, with all sorts of arrangements, and custom and practice set up over the years. 
They are also very very varied in structure. The feeder coming from Winterburn is in cast iron pipe all the way and the pipe slowly decreases in size as it drops form Winterburn so that a constant flow rate is achieved. So are just open channels, some are(were/will be) canals The wendover Branch. Some have long culverts going under huge hills the old feeder for the Rochdale summit from Hollingworth Lake for example has a sough under a  very big hill just short of 1km long                      

We are not talking about little structures either. Some of you may know Killington Water services on the Southbound M6 in the eastern lake district North of Kendal. The lake here is a Trust reservoir and its a long way down the M6 to the next Junction where the feeder from the Reservoir enters the Upper reaches of the Lancaster canal, at Crooklands and then even further till the water reaches the open section of the Lancaster at Tewitfield  which again is right along side the M6  where it passes under the A6070. Takes 10mins by car.