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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 11 January 2007 08:18
: l c c reynolds (laurence.reynolds@admin.ox.ac.uk) said:
7.20 am 11 Jan (correction!) Track just covered for c 35 yards before eastern bridge.
Thursday 11 January 2007 08:17
: l c c reynolds (laurence.reynolds@admin.ox.ac.uk) said:
7.20 am 11 Feb Track just covered for c 35 yards before eastern bridge.
Wednesday 10 January 2007 18:39
: Nigel Berry (nigel.berry@mpls.ox.ac.uk) said:
Path still clear at 6.15 pm this evening, but water is now over one edge at the Mesopotamia end.
Monday 4 December 2006 07:10
: Keith Jolley (keith.jolley@medawar.ox.ac.uk) said:
All clear now.
Friday 1 December 2006 11:02
: Marilyn Cox () said:
Re previous entry - for 'brow' read 'crown'.
Friday 1 December 2006 10:58
: Marilyn Cox () said:
About an inch deep on the brow this morning at 9 am.
Thursday 30 November 2006 17:32
: David Nowell (david.nowell@eng.ox.ac.uk) said:
Gone down quite a bit this evening. Only a couple of inches deep and passable on a bike without wellies.
Thursday 30 November 2006 10:19
: Anu Dudhia (dudhia@atm.ox.ac.uk) said:
While the river levels are high, I'm keeping a plot of the river level of the Thames above Folly Bridge
http://www.atm.ox.ac.uk/rowing/river.gif
Past experience suggests that the cycle track is flooded when the river level is more than 18" above normal.
Wednesday 29 November 2006 08:20
: Elisabeth () said:
The level has dropped very slightly this morning. Still wellies though!
As of roughly 8:10 the level was 56:48 if I read the stick correctly.
Tuesday 28 November 2006 16:01
: Ian Clifton (ian.clifton@chem.ox.ac.uk) said:
Oops, I meant 56.50 (just in case anyone thought I meant 57.50!), a good couple of inches depth in other words.
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