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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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Wednesday 3 February 2021 07:10
: iain () said:
[07:10] Flooded to bend
Tuesday 2 February 2021 07:09
: iain () said:
[07:09] Impassable. Flooded 15 m beyond bend towards Ferry Rd cattle grid.
Monday 1 February 2021 10:45
: Caroline Poole (Caroline@poolehouse.org ) said:
Apparently there's raw sewage at the bottom of Ferry Road too
Monday 1 February 2021 07:09
: iain () said:
[07:10] Impassible. Flooded 15 m beyond bend towards Ferry Rd cattle grid.
Saturday 30 January 2021 22:36
: Rhodri Jones (Tejones181@gmail.com) said:
Cycle truck is impossible on foot I could only get to about the second lamppost across the meadow before it was almost coming over my wellies. The storm water drains overflowing and it's flooding the bottom of Ferry Road
Saturday 30 January 2021 07:16
: iain () said:
[07:14] Flooded to within 4 metres of bend. High bridge route impassable. Water rising rapidly.
Monday 25 January 2021 16:00
: Jane () said:
All clear at about 3.15 pm but stretch between cattle grid at Ferry Road end and the bend quite icy.
Monday 25 January 2021 07:45
: iain () said:
Flooded 1/3 of the way from the bridge cattle grid to the bend
Sunday 24 January 2021 10:05
: Steph () said:
Flood levels this morning similar to last night. Fine to walk through with wellies.
Saturday 23 January 2021 18:46
: Steph () said:
Flooding is almost to the bend. Max depth about 18cm. Fine with wellies. Cyclists seemed to be crossing without problems.
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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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