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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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Monday 8 February 2021 08:56
: William S James (william.james@path.ox.ac.uk) said:
Don't believe the Env Agency levels. The path is still flooded to shin height (on marston side of bend).
Sunday 7 February 2021 13:13
: Gina (stormgirlz@hotmail.com) said:
Could I make a quick request - if people say 'flooded within 5m of bend' could they specify which direction they're coming at the bend from? 5m from the Marston end and 5m from the town end seem like quite different levels to me!
Sunday 7 February 2021 07:40
: iain () said:
[07:39] Flooded to 15 m short of bend.
Sunday 7 February 2021 06:44
: Hana (hana.veler@path.ox.ac.uk) said:
Walked it this morning very slowly and with wellies. Water was below wellies/knees.
Saturday 6 February 2021 07:10
: iain () said:
[07:10] Flooded to 12 m short of bend.
Friday 5 February 2021 18:08
: Jeremy Gibbons () said:
Barely cyclable Friday 5.45pm: I got damp feet.
Friday 5 February 2021 15:48
: Carol Green (c.green368@btinternet.com) said:
Someone waded through midday today. Water almost came up to top of her wellies, but just about feasible if you walk slowly. The dog swam! I don't know what time of day the river rises so she might have been trying at its lowest.
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\nIt's OK letting all these fields continue to flood but, if they are able to hold it back, they don't seem to realise what an important through way the path is.
Friday 5 February 2021 07:13
: iain () said:
[07:12] Flooded to 5 m short of bend. Thanks!
Thursday 4 February 2021 07:53
: Carol (c.green368@btinternet.com) said:
Just to thank Iain (and sometimes Steph) for posting the cycle path situation so early on. It is really, really useful. It's going down so slowly, are they able to block it further down?
Thursday 4 February 2021 07:14
: iain () said:
[07:13] Flooded to 2 m short of bend.
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