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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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Sunday 29 September 2024 08:11
: Iain () said:
Flooded just past bend; higher than yesterday
Saturday 28 September 2024 17:49
: Danny () said:
Path now knee deep - just waded through
Saturday 28 September 2024 16:50
: Jim (jim.halsey@ctsu.ox.ac.uk) said:
Looking at river levels at stations up & downstream (Saturday afternoon) I expect the flooding of the meadow to get worse before it gets better. I don't expect it to start dropping significantly until late Sunday or even Monday.
Saturday 28 September 2024 15:06
: Peter Hitchens (peter.hitchens@mailonsunday.co.uk) said:
Can someone please tell us whether the flood has fallen since this morning? Preferably someone whose bike does not have enormous diameter wheels (a 50 cm-high hub means a wheel with a diameter of 3 feet 4 inches?)
Saturday 28 September 2024 07:12
: Iain () said:
Bike wheel hub deep, say 50 cm. Wellies on bike possible. Not possible via rocking pedals.
Friday 27 September 2024 17:48
: KR () said:
Got through just after 4pm cycling in wellies. Difficult, but stayed dry.
Friday 27 September 2024 15:24
: StephenKL () said:
I went across on Tuesday morning (level:2.27) and it was not much of a problem. On Wednesday morning (level:2:26) it was an inch or so deeper, a bit more of a problem and I decided to go back a different way. This afternoon (level:2.25) it was much deeper and I decided to go a different way. It seems that the level at Kings Mill doesn't necessarily correspond to that on the track.
Friday 27 September 2024 14:01
: KS () said:
Tried to cross walking in wellies from Marston end at about the same time as the previous post and had to turn back at the first lamppost (approx 35cm deep). The depth estimation from river level data is currently doing a poor job as that would predict 25cm, but the flood is currently well over 35cm at the deepest part.
Friday 27 September 2024 13:49
: Eamonn () said:
Water has gone down a little. You could probably just about walk it in very long wellies.
Thursday 26 September 2024 12:52
: James Binney (binney@physics.ox.ac.uk) said:
Water runs back to beyond the bend at the Ferry Rd end. Completely impassable I should think
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