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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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Thursday 20 February 2020 18:20
: Eddy Y (edwina.f.yeo@gmail.com) said:
7cm at the deepest part- no need to crack on a bike. Wellies should be fine for walkers.
Thursday 20 February 2020 11:58
: Sebastian () said:
Cycled through at 10.30am and it was ok - approx 3-4 inches and didn’t get wet feet by cranking rather than full turns.
Thursday 20 February 2020 09:07
: William James (william.james@path.ox.ac.uk) said:
At 9am, path flooded to 4" max. Easily passable by bicycle with normal shoes.
Thursday 20 February 2020 08:22
: Iain () said:
3"/7.5cm
Thursday 20 February 2020 08:02
: Martin M (martin.maiden@zoo.ox.ac.uk) said:
Path still flooded but water starting to go down sloly (for now).
Wednesday 19 February 2020 19:04
: Elizabeth Lock (liz.lock@campion.ox.ac.uk) said:
A little shallower this evening: perhaps 8 inches. County Council have put out daft danger signs which can be, safely, ignored.
Wednesday 19 February 2020 12:23
: Matthew Kennedy () said:
Quite deep this morning - shin deep on my bike in wellies. Wellies on a bike as a minimum I think. Lots of people turning away.
Tuesday 18 February 2020 19:53
: Elizabeth Lock (liz.lock@campion.ox.ac.uk) said:
About 12" deep, and water running between the two bridges. Fine in wellies, but cyclists will get wet feet, even cranking.
Tuesday 18 February 2020 18:38
: Roger Grosvenor (roger@thegrosvenors.net) said:
This path seems to flood more frequently these days (climate change?), forcing significant numbers of cyclists to contend with motor traffic on roads which invariable remain navigable. If someone from the Cyclox committee is reading this, should there not be a lobby for raising the path to protect it from all but that well-known "once in a hundred year event"?
Tuesday 18 February 2020 16:08
: Matt Smith () said:
A few centimetres higher than this morning, so now you really have to work to cycle through without getting your shoes wet. Marston-side of the path has quite a strong stream across it.
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