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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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Tuesday 19 January 2010 17:56
: jb () said:
Walking with wellington boots at 17:30 was fine
Tuesday 19 January 2010 10:51
: Tom M. () said:
Unless you have wellies don't bother by foot- higher than the foot in trainers (ie you'll be soaked) they have also closed the alternate path by the Mosque (King Mills).
Tuesday 19 January 2010 07:32
: Geraint Jones () said:
Well up from yesterday: flooded about three-quarters of the way to the bend in the track this morning. You can get through on the camber on a bike if you don't mind getting wet, but wellingtons would be useful if you're on foot.
Monday 27 July 2009 10:46
: Tom M. () said:
Ninja Cows are back! (They sneak out of the ditches at you) They have brought their brethren Samurai cows (they just block the path directly). You have been warned... PS watch out for the cow landmines (cow pies!)!!!
Tuesday 17 February 2009 08:05
: Walker with dry feet () said:
Path completely clear, apart from the odd drop around the edge. Almost time to get those summer clothes out!
Monday 16 February 2009 09:30
: Tom M. () said:
Path still flooded as of 9:30am- has gone down a little- good for bikes with wellies- bad still for walkers- not nearly as deep but trousers will still get wet. Can use cut through from Marston Road near Magdalen College sport grounds to get past the flooding.
Monday 16 February 2009 08:00
: tim softley (tim.softley@chem.ox.ac.uk) said:
Path still covered but back to about 2 inches deep at worst so comfortably passable on a bike. Boots still advised if walking!
Sunday 15 February 2009 14:41
: Elisabeth () said:
As of this afternoon the level may have started dropping slowly. Now a few metres back from the bend in the path - so wellies still very helpful though not essential on a bike.
Sunday 15 February 2009 02:00
: Penny Jackson () said:
No change in water level since Friday and no barriers put up, but a sign has appeared where the path joins South Parks Road claiming the path is closed. I ignored it unchallenged.
Friday 13 February 2009 18:51
: David Nowell (david.nowell@eng.ox.ac.uk) said:
Deeper this afternoon than this morning - wellies needed on the bike really. I did not have them, and then the chain came off .......
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“ An A-road walks into a bar and asks for a pint. The barman serves him, but he looks really tough and the barman worries that there'll be trouble.
“ Then a dual carriage way walks in and buys a pint. The barman again notes that he looks tough and says, ‘Look, I don't want any trouble, so could you sit in that corner away from the A-road?’ So the dual carriage way does.
“ Soon afterwards, in walks a motorway and gets a pint, who looks extremely tough, so the barman makes him sit in another corner away from the other two roads.
“ A bit later, a really small road walks in and buys a diet coke. The A-road, dual carriage way and motorway all look at him aghast and run out of the pub. The barman grabs the motorway on the way past and asks, ‘Why are you running out? He's a really tiny road.’
“ The motorway replies, ‘He's no road, he's a cycle path!’ ”
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