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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 7 October 2020 16:51
: Hobbes (hobbes@gmail.com) said:
Deeper than this morning - cyclable but wet shoes.
Wednesday 7 October 2020 07:48
: B () said:
Slightly worse than yesterday evening. Water all the way to just short of the bend. Still OK in wellies but not normal shoes.
Tuesday 6 October 2020 17:44
: Dryfeet (Federico.formenti@kcl.ac.uk ) said:
Crest covered with some water. OK on bike and with wellies. Could get feet wet with shoes.
Tuesday 6 October 2020 08:12
: B () said:
A little worse than yesterday evening. At the worst part the path is just about covered with water for a few metres but you can easily step from dry spot to dry spot. The cattle grid is nearly but not quite submerged. Walkable in normal shoes and cycleable.
Tuesday 6 October 2020 07:46
: Carol () said:
Morning all. Any updates on the cycle path this morning? Much appreciated!
Monday 5 October 2020 17:34
: Nigel () said:
Higher than this morning; now only a thin strip of dry ground on the camber at the deepest.
Monday 5 October 2020 08:26
: Nigel () said:
Middle of track clear but flooding at edges for 2/3 length after bend.
Monday 5 October 2020 07:40
: iain () said:
Ferry rd - clear
Sunday 4 October 2020 15:39
: K () said:
The cycle path is fine closer to the cattle grid. It is just the bottom of Ferrry Rd for now, but it is deep.
Sunday 4 October 2020 13:37
: Sebastian () said:
Update on Ferry Road flooding - still bad. Not passable in shoes but ok in wellies and on a bike. No idea about the cycle path itself
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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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