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You may also find the current flag status of the river useful. This page tracks the level of the Isis at Friar's Wharf; Geraint Jones informs me that 15" to 20" above normal there seems to be a good match for a flooded path.
The Environment Agency has an automated level meter at the Southern end of Mesopotamia with two readings available: upstream and downstream. Once calibrated against the flooding of the path these should provide a useful warning mechanism.
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Thursday 31 January 2013 07:40
: Nigel () said:
2 - 3 inches deep now at the most on the crown. Wellies still recommended for pedestrians.
Wednesday 30 January 2013 18:16
: Nigel () said:
Down a few inches on what it was, but still flooded for most os the straight stretch. Wellies still needed for pedestrians.
Wednesday 30 January 2013 17:33
: Steven (saustin2345@yahoo.com) said:
5:15pm: Cycling from South Parks Rd to Marston, the flood begins at the cattle grid. That is the deepest point of the whole flood. Water came up to my ankles, after this it gets shallower - just below the feet. If it doesnt rain tonight - i think it should be walkable tomorrow
Wednesday 30 January 2013 10:12
: Pete (petegunstone@gmail.com) said:
Who is responsible for the upkeep of this path? Is it the council or the university (I think that this is university land)?
Wednesday 30 January 2013 08:21
: Rosie () said:
I did wonder yesterday if some kind of raised wooden walkway would work (like the one that runs beside the road between Clifton Hampden and Long Wittenham) so one could walk across with dry feet - or push a bike.
Wednesday 30 January 2013 07:56
: () said:
I walked along the path at 7.30am this morning in wellington boots. More or less the same as yesterday - water covering most of the way to the bend, but no problem to walk through in boots.
Wednesday 30 January 2013 06:40
: Tom I () said:
Cycled across yesterday at 7.45pm and got my feet thoroughly soaked. The flooding covers the cattle grid by the bridge and that whole straight section. I doubt wellies would be enough, but they might.
Tuesday 29 January 2013 20:23
: Mark (mark.chadwick@new.ox.ac.uk) said:
Just cycled it wearing wellies and waterproof trousers, the water came up to halfway of my pedals and the splash came to just above my wellies (i.e. spray on trousers but dry socks at the end!).
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\nWater was also flowing across above the weir just across the other side of the wooden bridge (where there is a life-saving ring).
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\nGood luck to whoever tries it!
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\nMark
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Tuesday 29 January 2013 18:28
: Nigel () said:
I estimate about 9-10 inches deep at the crown. If walking in wellies you need to allow extra for splashes, the wake from bikes, and moving into deeper waters to make way for cyclists keeping to the crown.
Tuesday 29 January 2013 15:43
: Captain Cook () said:
Easy to walk through at 3.30pm with a half-decent pair of wellies
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