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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 5 April 2018 08:16
: Nigel () said:
Water remains ankle height.
Wednesday 4 April 2018 18:03
: Nigel () said:
Remains flooded, about the same as this morning.
Wednesday 4 April 2018 08:17
: Nigel () said:
Flooding down slightly. A bit easier for cyclists but walkers still need wellies.
Tuesday 3 April 2018 17:44
: Nigel () said:
No real change since the last posting.
Tuesday 3 April 2018 11:31
: Sebastian () said:
Cycled through in last hour from Marston end. Half turns on pedals at deepest part as approaching cattle grid. Parsons Pleasure flooded and looks possible that that part of the path may flood as well if water levels continue to rise. Walkers will need wellies
Tuesday 3 April 2018 08:23
: Yvonne () said:
Mesopotamia ankle high through the main field, probably OK if you're tall with waterproof shoes. Water JUST past the Oxford end cattle grid and stops before the bend at the Marston end. Definitely not walkable.
Tuesday 3 April 2018 07:51
: Nigel Berry () said:
Path flooded almost to the bend.
Wednesday 14 March 2018 11:18
: Mark (mark.walton@psy.ox.ac.uk) said:
FYI, a colleague was mugged walking home via the bike path at ~8pm last night by two teenagers/young adults asking to use his phone. Happened around Mesopotamia between the two bridges. Please keep an eye out and take care in that area.
Wednesday 28 February 2018 11:50
: Bill () said:
@oxfordcity gritting the cycle path this morning
Thursday 14 December 2017 11:42
: helen fryer (helen.fryer@zoo.ox.ac.uk) said:
I have found a phone on the marston cycle path. If it is yours and you can identify it, please contact me on 07919832191
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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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