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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 5 July 2007 16:23
: Nigel Berry () said:
The river has risen in the course of the day, the water in the cattle grid at the Oxford end is an inch or so from the top, and there are now the first signs of water on the very edge of the path. Well, I suppose the days are now starting to draw in...
Sunday 11 March 2007 09:37
: Geraint Jones () said:
All clear; no sign of any water at all.
Saturday 10 March 2007 15:06
: Julian Fletcher (doctor_jools@hotmail.com) said:
Now passable by bike without wellies.
Friday 9 March 2007 08:10
: David Nowell (david.nowell@eng.ox.ac.uk) said:
About 10" deep at the deepest point this morning. Passable on a bike with wellies. I guess it is now going down.
Thursday 8 March 2007 07:52
: L C C Reynolds () said:
Thursday, 8 March as at 7.30 am Same depth as yesterday, possibly slightly deeper, but currents have subsided. Discovered right wellington boot leaks; so it wasn't coming in over the top as I previously thought!
Wednesday 7 March 2007 09:12
: David Andrews () said:
9 am, Weds: water now over my axles in places - I'd estimate a depth of up to 15" - and quite a strong current. Pedestrians in long wellies are struggling. The worst I can recall in 15 years of using this path...
Wednesday 7 March 2007 08:13
: zed (zena.robinson@plants.ox.ac.uk) said:
deeper than yesterday evening. Not passable (unless your really determined). If you're walking the water is likely to go over your wellies, if cycling the water is very deep and the current is rather tricky to negotiate and stay on your bike. I'm going home the other way tonight!
Tuesday 6 March 2007 12:37
: Gordon Snow () said:
Full-length wellie territory. Transverse flow across path between the bridges is an indication that level is still rising. If you cycle barefoot, the water is very cold!
Tuesday 6 March 2007 08:05
: L C C Reynolds () said:
Tues 6 March as at 7.45am An inch or so below wheel hubs. Well and truly flooded.
Tuesday 6 March 2007 01:37
: Elisabeth () said:
Wellington boot territory as of 1 am. Several inches at deepest, ok on bike (but wet feet!). Path covered up to about 10 metres from the bend.
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