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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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Monday 16 February 2026 16:55
: Is () said:
Mostly fine but there’s a section where there’s a very narrow strip suitable for pedestrians.
Monday 16 February 2026 13:15
: Robert Samuels (robert.samuels@open.ac.uk) said:
Path still clear in the middle, but the water level is rising again. The cattle grid now under about 1cm or so.
Monday 16 February 2026 08:52
: Tommy H (tomhaward03@gmail.con) said:
Path is dry all the way
Sunday 15 February 2026 10:22
: Nigel () said:
Bottom of Ferry Road flooded again. Okay in walking boots but not shoes. Narrow passage okay in shoes on the track there.
Friday 13 February 2026 16:44
: Shay () said:
The path is completely clear and shoe-friendly save for the cattle grid on the west side and edges of path. Gate on west side is clear.
Friday 13 February 2026 10:42
: () said:
Path itself is entirely passable but still has plenty of water at edges. Cattle grid still covered but footpath gate is completely clear
Friday 13 February 2026 08:57
: Adam () said:
Walked through in trainers with decent rubber soles. Had to be a bit careful stepping through the path by the cattle grid and there was a small amount of water still in the middle of the path, but otherwise okay.
Friday 13 February 2026 06:42
: tamburlane (tamburlane@gmail.com) said:
About half a centimeter of water for a short bit approaching the cattle grid by the bridges. Maybe one centimeter through the gate there.
Thursday 12 February 2026 18:59
: Peter (peter.hitchens@mailonsunday.co.uk) said:
At 6.30 PM,Thursday, while travelling eastwards from Oxford to Marston, I found the western cattle grid (by the two bridges) still flooded, perhaps to a depth of three inches, so walkable in boots and easily bicycled. A little way further east, the crown of the path was dry. I would guess that the whole path will be clear by Friday morning.
Thursday 12 February 2026 14:41
: Jezza (jtan571@gmail.com) said:
Middle of cycle path mostly water free. Just a street of 5 metres or so where water is an inch high at deepest. Cycle able, walking with boots possible.
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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.
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