jecuk
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Thames in flood.?
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rr_123
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...depends where your mp lives... /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
No Regrets
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Depends where the EA representative lives /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
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Depends where the EA representative lives /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
teddington_lock
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Not getting into this ..... /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
byron
RIP
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Is there selective lowland flooding going on?
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If my observations of my own land is anything to go by then the answer is a definate 'yes'.
I have more standing water on my water meadows after heavy rains than I have ever seen in the past. I have no objections to this because it is after all Flood Plain however I question the wisdom of allowing building on the low lying land to the West of Reading because although a couple of miles from the Thames all this too was available as catchment for overspill.
Is there selective lowland flooding going on?
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If my observations of my own land is anything to go by then the answer is a definate 'yes'.
I have more standing water on my water meadows after heavy rains than I have ever seen in the past. I have no objections to this because it is after all Flood Plain however I question the wisdom of allowing building on the low lying land to the West of Reading because although a couple of miles from the Thames all this too was available as catchment for overspill.
boatone
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This morning at Chertsey:
Chris_d
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Looks like one of the oldgits dropped their prescription in the marina, now the pontoons are standing to attention /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
No Regrets
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Thats the 'Chertsey Water ski club' by the look of those jumps.... /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
jecuk
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Is there selective lowland flooding going on?
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If my observations of my own land is anything to go by then the answer is a definate 'yes'.
I have more standing water on my water meadows after heavy rains than I have ever seen in the past.
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We have this too at Marlow. Even after quite moderate rains, we get standing water whereas a few years ago we had almost none.
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Is there selective lowland flooding going on?
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If my observations of my own land is anything to go by then the answer is a definate 'yes'.
I have more standing water on my water meadows after heavy rains than I have ever seen in the past.
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We have this too at Marlow. Even after quite moderate rains, we get standing water whereas a few years ago we had almost none.
ianc1200
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There does seem to be something different over last couple of years. We used to think 4 or 5 prolonged days of rain in the west country would result in river height/flow rates rising some 3 to 4 days later in the Henley area. Now it seems almost instantaneous. When you think back over last few weeks, was there any serious rainfall before last Friday, and yet on Saturday the Thames at Henley was going onto red boards. There must be something different how the EA are managing the river, and if this means it is unavailable for navigation quicker/more regularly, shouldn't we be told? Isn't there an issue of us paying much higher licence fees yet somebody has taken a decision which means we can use the river less?
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boatone
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There must be something different how the EA are managing the river, and if this means it is unavailable for navigation quicker/more regularly, shouldn't we be told? Isn't there an issue of us paying much higher licence fees yet somebody has taken a decision which means we can use the river less?
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Oh dear? Wishfull thinking? Actually, we pay twice - once as taxpayers and again as licence holders. So we should get a double dose of information?
Regretfully, that is logical.....so unlikely to happen?
The EA really does need to take a close look at its communications with users. AngelaQ did a good job for a while but we've heard precious little during the winter months. Isn't it time they realised the internet is actually working as a primary route to inform people?
There must be something different how the EA are managing the river, and if this means it is unavailable for navigation quicker/more regularly, shouldn't we be told? Isn't there an issue of us paying much higher licence fees yet somebody has taken a decision which means we can use the river less?
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Oh dear? Wishfull thinking? Actually, we pay twice - once as taxpayers and again as licence holders. So we should get a double dose of information?
Regretfully, that is logical.....so unlikely to happen?
The EA really does need to take a close look at its communications with users. AngelaQ did a good job for a while but we've heard precious little during the winter months. Isn't it time they realised the internet is actually working as a primary route to inform people?
Richard Shead
Slipped Anchor
Going back to the floods, I am delivering a boat from Chertsey to Maidenhead on Saturday and as I know that we have forum members posted all the way along this stretch would they be so kind as to give me an update later on today and tomorrow.
35 footish aft cabin job with plenty of horses under the boards so not overly concerned with a bit of stream but need to get under Windsor.
And no wise cracks as the owner of the boat reads these forums!
Thanks
Richard
35 footish aft cabin job with plenty of horses under the boards so not overly concerned with a bit of stream but need to get under Windsor.
And no wise cracks as the owner of the boat reads these forums!
Thanks
Richard
Chris_d
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I'm not sure we can blame the EA for the current conditions, just driving around Oxfordshire generaly, every field, Village Green, low lying area has standing water on it, the ground is clearly saturated. One days rain runs straight off the top and brings the river up, I fear this will probably happen all summer /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
byron
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I'm not sure we can blame the EA for the current conditions, just driving around Oxfordshire generaly, every field, Village Green, low lying area has standing water on it, the ground is clearly saturated. One days rain runs straight off the top and brings the river up, I fear this will probably happen all summer /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
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Which leads me to conjecture that they are holding waters back and letting it go gradually rather than risk flooding areas further downstream. Not that this is a bad thing.
I'm not sure we can blame the EA for the current conditions, just driving around Oxfordshire generaly, every field, Village Green, low lying area has standing water on it, the ground is clearly saturated. One days rain runs straight off the top and brings the river up, I fear this will probably happen all summer /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
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Which leads me to conjecture that they are holding waters back and letting it go gradually rather than risk flooding areas further downstream. Not that this is a bad thing.
rr_123
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I'm not sure we can blame the EA for the current conditions
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Not entirely, developments like the one that Byron mentioned, cause a significantly faster run off into the watercourses which is one reason that the river rises so quickly (and one major cause of localised flooding in areas where it hasn't been experienced before), but I am suspicious that this isn't the only reason, there must have been a sea-change (sic) in the way the course are managed?
And I COMPLETELY agree with the need for greater dissemination of information via the inter-web, either by opt in methods like eMail and RSS, or passive methods like keeping an up to date website.
We pay, we should expect. maybe the payers (and the double payers) need to shout louder?
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I'm not sure we can blame the EA for the current conditions
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Not entirely, developments like the one that Byron mentioned, cause a significantly faster run off into the watercourses which is one reason that the river rises so quickly (and one major cause of localised flooding in areas where it hasn't been experienced before), but I am suspicious that this isn't the only reason, there must have been a sea-change (sic) in the way the course are managed?
And I COMPLETELY agree with the need for greater dissemination of information via the inter-web, either by opt in methods like eMail and RSS, or passive methods like keeping an up to date website.
We pay, we should expect. maybe the payers (and the double payers) need to shout louder?
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rr_123
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Which leads me to conjecture that they are holding waters back and letting it go gradually rather than risk flooding areas further downstream.
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YOU SEE; we need more info!!
I'm arguing that it's getting into the water courses faster, others believe that it's being held back.
Perhaps there's just more rain, man made global warming ... oh, no, hang on, wrong forum for a fight on that /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Which leads me to conjecture that they are holding waters back and letting it go gradually rather than risk flooding areas further downstream.
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YOU SEE; we need more info!!
I'm arguing that it's getting into the water courses faster, others believe that it's being held back.
Perhaps there's just more rain, man made global warming ... oh, no, hang on, wrong forum for a fight on that /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Chris_d
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I'm sure the lockies and EA river people have a pretty good idea what their doing, when left to get on with it. Though they do seem to have more water to cope these days, to me its a more widespread problem of water management. The Farmers, local councils whoever, dont maintain the land anymore, ditches and drain offs are overgrown and blocked, fields are now too big, houses and supermarkets built on flood plains etc... Abingdon is a good example, Tesco's has been built on the River Ock flood plain, now whenever it rains all the fields upstream get flooded, this week they had to close the shop because the car park flooded, but they had caused the problem because thats where the water previously would have gone.
Richard Shead
Slipped Anchor
Fred drift.....
Given up on moving the boat, still raining so I am assuming the levels are still rising...
Thanks for the PM's and calls and if the owner is watching, next weekend is also open.
Have a good weekend!
Given up on moving the boat, still raining so I am assuming the levels are still rising...
Thanks for the PM's and calls and if the owner is watching, next weekend is also open.
Have a good weekend!
bradtarga34
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We made it as far as staines and stayed the night brekkie being cooked now then on up to bray. Levels seem to be same and a hell of a stream running. Layby under water at bell weir so hopefully lockie will see us coming otherwise will have to give him a ring to open up.
jecuk
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Level in Marlow significantly lower this morning.