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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.
Sunday 14 April 2013 13:43
: Anne () from 31.51.109.230 (host31-51-109-230.range31-51.btcentralplus.com) said:
Its fine this morning
Sunday 14 April 2013 10:45
: Stu (s.wigby@gmail.com) from 82.28.150.248 (cpc1-oxfd21-2-0-cust247.4-3.cable.virginmedia.com) said:
Has anyone been across this morning? Upstream Kings Mill level is at 2.12 which I thought was pretty close to flood level...?
Monday 25 March 2013 08:49
: Alan (alan.hughes@oup.com) from 193.63.239.92 () said:
All clear. The water in the adjacent field is about 6 inches below the level of the path,
Thursday 21 March 2013 14:46
: Glenn (glenn.sheasby@gmail.com) from 212.67.149.68 (host-212-67-149-68.cable.net-inotel.pl) said:
If I remember right, the road linking Ferry and Edgeway roads is not in too good condition. So it might interest people to know that Oxfordshire council are having a pothole repair programme for "spring cleaning". The below is copied from a neighbourhood alert mailing:
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\nReport Potholes on Oxfordshire roads.
\nCounty council does ‘spring clean’ of Oxfordshire roads
\nPublished 21 March 2013
\nThe council has boosted its pothole repair programme as part of a highway ‘spring clean’ after a wet and icy winter took its toll on the County’s road network.
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\nA new online reporting service that encourages people to upload images and locations of potholes using their mobile phones has also been launched.
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\nPlease follow the link to read on or report potholes in your area.
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\nhttp://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/news/2013/mar/county-council-does-%E2%80%98spring-clean%E2%80%99-oxfordshire-roads
Wednesday 20 March 2013 18:18
: nigel () from 212.183.140.8 () said:
Dry along the middle of the track.
Wednesday 20 March 2013 07:32
: nigel () from 212.183.140.8 () said:
Shallow covering on crown towards Oxford. Ok for pedestrians with good shoes at present but who knows later on.
Tuesday 19 March 2013 16:56
: Gloria () from 129.31.247.31 (dyn1247-31.vpn.ic.ac.uk) said:
It's dry in the middle now so you don't need wellies.
Tuesday 19 March 2013 08:23
: nigel () from 212.183.140.8 () said:
Possible for pedestrians in walking boots but wellies preferable.
Tuesday 19 March 2013 08:04
: nigel () from 212.183.140.8 () said:
Still flooded too deep for ordinary shoes
Monday 18 March 2013 17:19
: Sebastian () from 86.8.154.81 (cpc2-oxfd21-2-0-cust80.4-3.cable.virginmedia.com) said:
The river has dropped a few inches and the cycle path is clearing. Fine on a bike and probably ok with good shoes - perhaps at most an inch of water on the crown just after the cattle grid. But beyond that dry patches on the crown.
“ 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!’ ”
(supplied by Ændr)