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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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Friday 30 November 2012 14:32
: Ian () said:
Much better now they're back in dry shoes and socks!
Friday 30 November 2012 14:06
: Howad () said:
Thanks! (You do it so we don't have to.) Hope your feet survived that ...
Friday 30 November 2012 13:17
: Ian () said:
Here you go... Oxford to Marston - http://youtu.be/wyxOBN-jw50 and back the other way - http://youtu.be/APvfXbxlxs8 wellies are still definitely required!
Friday 30 November 2012 12:49
: Karen () said:
No helmet cam, but I took a few pictures on my way in this morning, only ipod snaps
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Friday 30 November 2012 11:17
: Howard () said:
I don't suppose the guy with the helmet cam wants to go out again, this time in daylight?
Friday 30 November 2012 11:11
: helen (helen.fryer@zoo.ox.ac.uk) said:
cycle through at 11am. Water not up to the mid point of wheel but just covering my feet on the down peddle - I was wearing wellies but the lady coming through behind me wasn't. I've cycled though when it's been quite a bit deeper in the past so I was pleasantly surprised. Lots of ice in the standing water around (not really in the cycle path area) indicating how damn cold it must be if you decide to get your feet wet. Ice on the path beyond the water, but nothing too serious - I cycled over it with no problem. Worth the ride for the more adventurous as fun to see the extent of the flooding.
Friday 30 November 2012 10:07
: peter fisher () said:
Just cycled through friday 30th 10am three quarters of the way up my wellies 11 inches so passable with wellies
Friday 30 November 2012 09:35
: Anne () said:
Possible to cautiously cycle through in wellies in bottom-est gear, wheels spun backwards on ice on bridge coming out of the water. Water is about 12 inches deep on central ridge of path. Comparing wheel to wellies, think it would also just about be possible wading in my size 5 wellies.
Friday 30 November 2012 07:57
: David Nowell (david.nowell@eng.ox.ac.uk) said:
Just made it through on a bike with wellies. Flooding starts just the Oxford side of the bend. Quite a bit of ice on the bridges. Kings Mill (upper) gauge showing 2.38m at 4.00 am.
Thursday 29 November 2012 19:17
: Nigel Berry (nigel.berry@admin.ox.ac.uk) said:
I can't comment on the depth as I was not equipped to try, but the flooding now starts immediately from the Oxford side of the bend.
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