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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 12 February 2014 09:29
: Danny Chapman (rowlhouse@gmail.com) said:
This morning at about 9am - the water isn't so high as yesterday, though it's still deep enough to conceal a small crocodile, but I got through OK with shoes and kept my feet dry (rocking the pedals, of course). It's pretty marginal though - on a smaller frame bike or with leaky shoes or if you deviate from the centre you'd need wellies.
Wednesday 12 February 2014 08:13
: Tim Softley (tim.softley@chem.ox.ac.uk) said:
I tried cycling it with shoes - passable, but got wet feet!
Wednesday 12 February 2014 08:02
: Martin (martin.maiden@zoo.ox.ac.uk) said:
I came through just after 7am. Still plenty of water, but passable on a bike with Wellies - I personally wouldn't attempt it this deep without. Water has dropped quite rapidly, bu for how long with this rain?
Wednesday 12 February 2014 08:00
: David Nowell (david.nowell@eng.ox.ac.uk) said:
Fine with wellies on a bike this morning. Upstream level at King's Mill is 2.32m. Bottom bracket stayed dry. Pedestrians might struggle a bit, even with wellies, but it is going down quite fast. Floods start just on the town side of the bend.
Tuesday 11 February 2014 18:39
: Ian (ian@4bit.co.uk) said:
Just about passable with wellies if you don't value your hubs and bottom bracket!
Tuesday 11 February 2014 17:10
: JF (timenet3@mmic.net) said:
Hardly possible to pass on a bike, need wellies on bike absolutely!
Tuesday 11 February 2014 09:11
: Karen (karen.cowley@mansfield.ox.ac.uk) said:
Cycled through 8.30ish, water half way up wheel. I'm on a gents bike, with wellies. Quite tough going with the water flow.
Monday 10 February 2014 10:43
: peter fisher (peter.fisher@bioch.ox.ac.uk) said:
Just cycled through water three quarters way up the wheel 20 inches 50cm deep feet and lower trousers got very wet!
Monday 10 February 2014 09:48
: Jon () said:
I went as far as the bend earlier and turned round. It's a good six inches higher than where it reached last weekend.
Monday 10 February 2014 09:11
: Karen (karen.cowley@mansfield.ox.ac.uk) said:
Most cyclists and pedestrians taking the long way round today, apparently at least one man has cycled through. The lady in front of me had turned around, cycling with half rotations and still had water in her welly.
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