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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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Saturday 11 January 2025 10:29
: Anonymous () said:
The water is gone, but there is lots of ice on the path now (sometimes in the form of glazing adhering to the pavement, sometimes broken sheets). If cycling, the fall hazard is very high; I would recommend pushing the bike.
Friday 10 January 2025 20:38
: () said:
Walkable, zero water, only some ice.
Friday 10 January 2025 16:36
: Jeremy Gibbons (jeremy.gibbons@cs.ox.ac.uk) said:
Fine to cycle now (4:15pm). There's a dry patch at City end, and water is below low pedal height. But still lots of broken ice at Marston end.
Friday 10 January 2025 13:18
: Adam P () said:
Cycled through, no issues.
Friday 10 January 2025 12:02
: () said:
oh cry me a river (or don't as that would raise water levels). Maybe just phone the environment agency rather than whinge to people here.
Friday 10 January 2025 12:01
: The sun () said:
I, the sun, shall clear the ice
Friday 10 January 2025 11:43
: Peter Hitchens (peter.hitchens@mailonsunday.co.uk) said:
What is going on? Angel and Greyhound Meadows by Magdalen Bridge are not flooded, river levels in central Oxford are not especially high. So why is the Marston path flooded at all? What business is it of the City Council which does not, as far as I know, own or maintain it? And who will clear the resulting ice which will make it dangerous to use, perhaps for days to comne?
Friday 10 January 2025 10:58
: KS () said:
Crossed in wellies. Water depth now closer to 10cm but ice a prominent issue. There is deep ice + slush all the way to the corner on the Marston end of the flood, then some patches of sheet ice further down the path. Closed signs still up on both ends.
Friday 10 January 2025 09:36
: Anonymous () said:
Path still officially closed, but I made it across on bicycle with dry feet. (I was wearing hiking boots.) The water goes about 2/3 of the way to the bend, and is maybe 20cm deep at the deepest point. There is a bit of ice near the water edge.
Thursday 9 January 2025 18:13
: Lauren () said:
Apparently Oxford City Council have closed the cycle path
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