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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 5 December 2025 11:40
: Anna (platt.anna@gmail.com) said:
The cycle path is currently ungritted and covered in a layer of smooth, invisible ice. Please take great care, especially when crossing the bridge.
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\nI suffered an unpleasant fall this morning when my bike skidded and I was thrown into the parapet, injuring my face, shoukdre and knee. Several other cyclists and pedestrians were also slipping and struggling to keep their footing. Whose responsibility is to grit the path, the council or the university?
Saturday 29 November 2025 21:09
: :) () said:
path now clear for walkers
Saturday 29 November 2025 10:15
: Iain () said:
Walkers should beware as there is 2-3 inches of water where the path meets Ferry Road.
Monday 24 November 2025 17:49
: Rhodri (Tejones181@gmail.com) said:
The street lights over the bridges now on and working.
\nThe street lamp by the Ferry road cattle grid is still out
Wednesday 19 November 2025 09:15
: awc () said:
The path remains clear, though the water levels are rising.
Tuesday 18 November 2025 07:53
: Matthew () said:
Path still completely clear this morning. I think the water height can go higher for the first heavy rains of the winter without flooding the path. This height after subsequent rainfall probably means flooding.
Monday 17 November 2025 09:28
: Richard S (richard.thomas@earth.ox.ac.uk) said:
The path was clear today at 08:30, despite the upstream Kingsmill depth at 2.11m
\nPreviously the path flooded if this reading exceeded 1.95m
Sunday 16 November 2025 10:04
: DomW () said:
The river is high but the path is clear. Interestingly, the previously reliable relationship between the upstream Kings Mill level and the path status seems to have changed. (My rule of thumb was that depth of water on the path was usually equal to the upstream depth minus 1.9m.) this morning the official upstream depth is 2.1m, though the path is clear.
Saturday 15 November 2025 21:11
: anuj () said:
all clear now
Friday 14 November 2025 21:53
: Mihir (Rajamane.mihir@gmail.com) said:
As of Friday 9pm, walkers should beware as there is 2-3 inches of water where the path meets Ferry Road. This is due to some drainage overflow rather than the river - the rest of the path is fine.
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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!’ ”
(supplied by Ændr)