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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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Wednesday 19 March 2008 09:07
: kasia (mopsia@gmail.com) said:
Wed 9 am - well doable with boots on bike, I was happy to discover that my boots are almost entirely waterproof. Wellies would have been much better. I was lucky to have decided against jeans today, otherwise they would be soaking wet :(
Wednesday 19 March 2008 08:17
: David Nowell (david.nowell@eng.ox.ac.uk) said:
Still flooded almost to the bend in the track this morning (8am). Just about passable on a bike with shoes, but much easier with wellies.
Tuesday 18 March 2008 22:33
: James Martin () said:
Level has risen considerably between 6pm and 10.30pm. Water reaches to within a few metres of the bend between the cattle grids. Shoes wet while cycling.
Tuesday 18 March 2008 22:31
: James Martin () said:
Tuesday 18 March 2008 18:39
: Nigel Berry () said:
Path now flooded above shoes for pedestrians.
Tuesday 18 March 2008 11:44
: Geraint Jones () said:
Parks-end cattle grid full, and about a yard's width of water collecting on the side of the track at the lowest point. Water still rising this morning.
Wednesday 23 January 2008 08:30
: Nigel Berry () said:
Clear now, with the last water draining from the edges.
Tuesday 22 January 2008 17:59
: Nigel Berry () said:
Well down now, with an island formed on the Marston side of the cattle grid. As of this evening, wellingtons still (just) preferable for pedestrians.
Tuesday 22 January 2008 10:31
: Katherine (katherine.fletcher@dpag.ox.ac.uk) said:
Got across this morning (Tuesday) with dry feet!
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\nWater is now below my pedals (and I've got a pretty low-slung bike).
Tuesday 22 January 2008 08:36
: Julian Fletcher (doctor_jools@hotmail.com) said:
Just about cyclable without wellies now.
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