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Crisis for canals as drought hits boaters
Practical Boat Owner
|November 2025
Boats have been left stranded, navigation restricted, and businesses “exceptionally quiet” during peak summer months across the inland waterways of England and Wales.
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Northern canals have been the worst affected; however, low water levels have also caused navigation restrictions in parts of the Midlands and the south, with pinch points hampering cruising routes.
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