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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 23 January 2003 11:00
: John Ward (bigj@teaching.physics.ox.ac.uk) said:
Level 56.54 at 0820 this morning i.e. 24cm over the track.
Thursday 23 January 2003 08:41
: Nigel Berry (nigel.berry@admin.ox.ac.uk) said:
Approx 12 inches measured from memory against wellies.
Wednesday 22 January 2003 09:37
: David Andrews () said:
Weds, 9.15 am: pretty flooded by now, roughly up to my axles at the deepest point. I was glad to be wearing wellingtons. Level 56.45.
Wednesday 22 January 2003 08:02
: L C C Reynolds (laurence.reynolds@admin.ox.ac.uk) said:
7.45am about 4-5 inches on crown of path. Better to have wellingtons if on bike.
Tuesday 21 January 2003 20:28
: Stephen Blundell (s.blundell@physics.ox.ac.uk) said:
Path flooded at 7 p.m. this evening, though only by a few cm so far.
Tuesday 21 January 2003 16:31
: John Ward (bigj@teaching.physics.ox.ac.uk) said:
The river rose 5cm this morning. If it continues to rise at this rate wellies may just be needed tomorrow morning.
Friday 10 January 2003 11:47
: Angharad Green () said:
Completely clear of water. A few patches of ice on the path but nothing particularly bad as of this morning and further up the cycle path has been gritted
Wednesday 8 January 2003 08:45
: Nigel Berry (nigel.berry@admin.ox.ac.uk) said:
8.40 am. Depth near the Oxford cattle grid now 8 inches. The real problem is ice. The flows in the water can be pushed away (although some are quite large), but there is treacherous sheet ice leading to and from the flooded area, especially and for quite a way on the Oxford path. Two cyclists went down there while I was mid-steam.
Monday 6 January 2003 11:02
: Andy Saunders (andy.saunders@oucs) said:
Water level 56.71. My 27 inch wheels just showing above the surface. Makes cycling a challenge. Be prepared for *cold* feet.
Monday 6 January 2003 08:55
: Nigel Berry (nigel.berry@admin.ox.ac.uk) said:
Position much as last Thursday - flooded well beyond bend towards Marston. Down a bit on Saturday (when it was some 14" at the bend and rising), which is a good sign for the future, but sheet ice left in place of the water.
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