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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.
Thursday 22 January 2026 23:51
: Headington User () said:
6pm today the path was completely fine to clear to walk through
Wednesday 21 January 2026 07:26
: M () said:
At 7am this morning path is completely clear - water still high in the fields but none on the cycle path, even that cattle grid has no water on it
Tuesday 20 January 2026 07:58
: Thomas () said:
Water level same as last night (bit of water to the sides of the cyclepath). Normally passable on foot and by bike.
Monday 19 January 2026 15:58
: J (Jsntoxford@gmail.com) said:
River out of banks and into the parks and to the top of the cattle grid closest to S Parks Road. Water about 1m out onto the path by the grid (still clear in the middle and not deep) but right to the top of the edge along the path through the meadow.
Thursday 15 January 2026 17:55
: Hilde (hcronw@gmail.com) said:
If anyone perhaps saw a lonely bicycle backlight on the cycle path tonight, between 5 and 5.30pm tonight, please let me know?
\nIt has fallen off my bicycle at either of the cattle-grids (then probably floated away) or somewhere along the way from South Parks Road to Marston Arlington Drive.
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Thursday 15 January 2026 15:38
: Iain () said:
Bottom of Ferry rd and adjacent cycle track flooded to ~60 mm. Wellies required
Wednesday 14 January 2026 09:54
: Jeremy Gibbons (jeremy.gibbons@cs.ox.ac.uk) said:
The two bridges are rather slippery!
Tuesday 13 January 2026 09:42
: Ganesh Sittampalam (ganesh@earth.li) said:
The river is high but the path is completely clear this morning. [from someone who is having trouble logging in]
Friday 9 January 2026 11:03
: Ilona () said:
Contacted council about the flooding problems at the end of Ferry Road during rain. They answered the following: Unfortunately we do not have any authority over Thames Water. It seems that following investigation, the problem isn't the drain but the water mains which only Thames Water can fix. Our team will have informed Thames Water but it will be up to them to take any action to sort out this problem. Please do let me know if there are any further issues once the drains and gullies have been cleared.
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\nBest regards
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\nLiz
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Friday 9 January 2026 09:57
: Sebastian () said:
Bottom of Ferry Road clear now.
“ 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)