THE RECENT STORM CLAUDIA created havoc on the waterways.
With both the gale and heavy rain causing problems on the navigations.
Still over-topped
The people of the trust having prior knowledge of the downpour took preventative action to reduce the impact by lowering the water levels of the waterways of the Grand Union Canal around the Loughborough and Bishops Meadow area but the waterway still over-topped.
All over the country many trees were blown down by the fierce gales stopping navigation with a major effort being undertaken by the trust and its contractors to clear them away.
All the flood gates were closed in an effort to lessen the impact of the downpour.
Many boats sunk
But worst of all many boat were sunk, with many on multiple visitor moorings on the Fossdyke Navigation with others floating down the flooded navigation and onto the towpath.
Many trees were blown down on the Peak Forest, Rochdale, Lancaster and Shropshire Union (pictured) on one day with others blown into the canals the following day including the the Huddersfield Narrow and Huddersfield Broad.
The downpour made water levels an issue, with the trust's remote monitoring system that alerts when water levels get too high or too low, giving constant warnings.
More boats breaking away
The Weaver, from having a shortage of water had its level raised from 4ft to 16ft, with more boats breaking away from their moorings.
And so it went on, from the waterways suffering from lack of water to having too much, in the space of just a few days.