'Low Water Level' Closes 30-Mile Heartbreak Hill Stretch of Canal for Three Days

Fish dying in River Spey as water levels near historic lows in dry weather

The Findhorn Fishery Board has also taken the historic decision to close the river amidst worries for the health of fish.

'Low water level' closes 30-mile Heartbreak Hill stretch of canal for three days

Operators, the Canal and River Trust (C&RT), took the decision to ban all navigation on a 30-mile stretch of the waterway between lock 71, Kings Lock, in Middlewich, and lock 41, Red Bull Top Lock, in Kidsgrove.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife closes Yampa River fishing near Stagecoach Reservoir due to low water

The fishing closure on the Yampa River protects fish while water managers make a tight water budget last through the summer.