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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 2 January 2024 17:30
: Beth () said:
I just walked through the flooding. I had about 3-4 inches to the top of my wellies and the flooding covers quite a distance. It's started flowing over the path between the parson's pleasure and the mesopotamia path.
Tuesday 2 January 2024 16:02
: J (joshuabull@btinternet.com) said:
The flood has come up extremely quickly today and it's now easily over a foot deep. Probably passable on a bike but you're likely to get wet feet even rocking the pedals
Tuesday 2 January 2024 15:02
: tomr () said:
No good on foot this afternoon, unless you feel like a good paddle
Tuesday 2 January 2024 10:14
: tomr (tom.russell@ouce.ox.ac.uk) said:
Water over about a third of the path late this morning, still walkable in reasonable boots at the crest
Tuesday 26 December 2023 13:15
: Carol (c.green368@btinternet.com) said:
I asked about this last week and someone thought maybe they aren't doing it this year because the path was closed for so long when they refurbished the bridge. The park has also been closed a few times in bad weather.
Monday 25 December 2023 21:29
: Cressida Chappell (cressida.chappell@gmail.com) said:
Interesting the info about the usual Parks closure was on the Uni Parks site a few days ago without any info about the cycle path, and there were no notices on the path itself up to and including Thursday.
Monday 25 December 2023 20:15
: Nigel () said:
The online notice of the closure is on the University Parks' website at https://www.parks.ox.ac.uk/opening-times . I wasn't on the cycle track in the last couple of days to see whether there was a notice on the path itself, as is I think usual.
Monday 25 December 2023 19:59
: Cressida Chappell (cressida.chappell@gmail.com) said:
Anyone know where this year's Christmas Day cycle path closure was advertised? Saw no signs and a web search produced nothing so assumed the summer/autumn/summer closure negated the need. Had to climb a gate to get to Christmas lunch in town ...
Friday 15 December 2023 20:18
: Eve Hitchens (Hitchenseve4@gmail.com) said:
I cycled over at 4pm today and it was completely clear. Ignore that previous message - it is not blocked!
Thursday 14 December 2023 17:53
: Iain () said:
Apologies, ignore last post, finger trouble in browser
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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.
“ Soon afterwards, in walks a motorway and gets a pint, who looks extremely tough, so the barman makes him sit in another corner away from the other two roads.
“ A bit later, a really small road walks in and buys a diet coke. The A-road, dual carriage way and motorway all look at him aghast and run out of the pub. The barman grabs the motorway on the way past and asks, ‘Why are you running out? He's a really tiny road.’
“ The motorway replies, ‘He's no road, he's a cycle path!’ ”
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