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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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Friday 25 December 2020 10:54
: Dom W () said:
Path flooded to Ferry Road cattle grid. Not walkable even in wellies
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Thursday 24 December 2020 20:31
: iain () said:
Reminder: The cycle track from South Lodge to Marston End is CLOSED on 25 December and 1 January.
\nhttps://www.parks.ox.ac.uk/opening-times
Thursday 24 December 2020 09:41
: Puff Addison (puff.addison@gmail.com) said:
Cycle track just underwater at the crown for half the length from the bend to the grid. Rising slowly it seems.
Friday 27 November 2020 08:49
: Fede () said:
Ice on bridges
Wednesday 21 October 2020 21:55
: iain () said:
Ferry rd/cycle track junction clear of water
Wednesday 21 October 2020 11:31
: iain () said:
Ferry rd/cycle track junction 12 cm/5” deep, again. Wellingtons required. Couldn’t see if flooding continued along cycle path.
Sunday 11 October 2020 13:31
: Charlie (bushcp@gmail.com) said:
All clear of water at lunchtime this Sunday.
Friday 9 October 2020 07:52
: Hobbes () said:
All clear at 7.45 a.m., good for walking
Thursday 8 October 2020 19:09
: Simon (simon.hunt@path.ox.ac.uk) said:
15.00 Thurs Oct 8th. Water receding but still covering path from cattle grid to about 40m short of the bend. Not difficult to pedal a bike along it without getting shoes wet.
\nWhy can't the Council signs be phrased more helpfully? They should advertise @marstonbikepath, and this website.
Thursday 8 October 2020 07:28
: Yvonne (yvonne.couch@rdm.ox.ac.uk) said:
Wet feet on a bike with 26 wheels (so....short person), guy walking barefoot was up to just about mid/high calf at the deepest point. You'd be fine with wellies on a bike and probably OK with wellies on foot but don't quote me on that one.
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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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