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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 23 January 2021 11:12
: Steph () said:
Update: The path to the rainbow bridge is also flooded - two small rivers cutting across it, with the shallowest parts above ankle deep. Easily passable in wellies around 10am, but suspect the water level is going to rise pretty fast.
Saturday 23 January 2021 10:19
: Sebastian () said:
Ignore my post below - not sure how it put that old one up. But read Steph’s! Sorry for confusion
Saturday 23 January 2021 10:15
: Sebastian () said:
Cycle path still flooded from before the bend on the Marston side. Bottom of Ferry Road now clear so it seems to be dropping slowly. This was at 8.45am
Saturday 23 January 2021 09:53
: Steph () said:
Uni parks end is flooded. Bikes crossing no problems but I decided to turn around and go home to change into my wellies. Also, Marston Park end currently has hedge trimming going on, with thorny debris around. Cyclists beware of punctures.
Monday 11 January 2021 19:45
: AM () said:
Yes, Dave is correct - someone has inverted the signs. Unfortunately, I was shouted at for sticking to the normal path this afternoon.
Saturday 9 January 2021 18:59
: Charlie (bushcp@gmail.com) said:
All clear, all the way through.
Monday 4 January 2021 15:42
: Dave (davivol@gmail.com) said:
Somebody has been messing around with the 'Pedestrian Only' and 'Cycles Only' signs which are now inverted relative to the last time I paid attention to that
Saturday 2 January 2021 17:13
: Rhodri (Tejones181@gmail.com) said:
The cycle track was walkable this afternoon there's just water on the side of the path on the section through the Meadow adjacent to the river. the Rainbow Bridge Gate from the parks was also open this afternoon as well
Saturday 2 January 2021 07:43
: iain () said:
Crest of path clear
Friday 1 January 2021 10:03
: Rhodri Jones (Tejones181@gmail.com) said:
The gates at the Rainbow Bridge entrance to the park were closed yesterday
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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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