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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 28 November 2006 14:36
: Ian Clifton (ian.clifton@chem.ox.ac.uk) said:
Wow, it got up quickly this year! 52.50 at the Mespot end.
Tuesday 28 November 2006 08:16
: David Nowell (david.nowell@eng.ox.ac.uk) said:
Yes, quite deep this morning. About depth of a bottom bracket at the deepest point (cattle grid) at 8am. Passable on a bike with wellies (and some care).
Tuesday 28 November 2006 07:07
: Keith Jolley (keith.jolley@medawar.ox.ac.uk) said:
Well and truly flooded this morning - you'll need wellies!
Monday 27 November 2006 18:24
: Geraint Jones () said:
Deeper than this morning, but no more than two inches along the crown of the road, for about twenty yards.
Monday 27 November 2006 08:45
: David Andrews () said:
08:30, Monday 27 Nov: path is slightly flooded (~ 1-2 cm) this morning.
Saturday 11 November 2006 14:39
: Geraint Jones () said:
In case there is still anyone who thinks the path may still be closed for resurfacing: it is open today, although it does have natty 10mph maximum speed limit signs denoting loose chippings.
Friday 20 October 2006 09:49
: Geraint Jones () said:
Ferry Road flooded to about 4cm at the junction with Ferry Lane.
It's coming up out of the drains.
Passable, but again not much fun on foot.
Wednesday 11 October 2006 16:00
: Geraint Jones () said:
Ferry Road flooded to about 10cm at the junction with Ferry Lane.
It's coming up out of the drains.
Passable with care, but not much fun on foot.
The two streams at the Croft Road rec are both up over their bridges, too.
Thursday 22 December 2005 18:10
: Geraint Jones (geraint@rhydychen.org.uk) said:
Lest anyone else get caught with a bicycle trailer: the Christmas closure of the parsl psychopath is (misleadingly) from 8am on Christmas day until 8am on Boxing day. I presume the New year closure is similar.
Monday 22 November 2004 10:33
: Fred Taylor (fwt@atm.ox.ac.uk) said:
It's clear now - please could the first psychopath to discover this send the all clear next time, to save the rest of us digging out the waders, or diverting, unnecessarily? Thanks!
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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.
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