Thames River Conditions 2014

[boatone]

2014 update for alerting other YBW users to Thames River conditions and other urgent information for river users.

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Please note this thread is not for general discussion and ONLY to report river/weather conditions and other urgent information which may be helpful to river users so please, do not post here unless that is the case.

Latest EA stream warnings/status are available here:
http://riverconditions.environment-agency.gov.uk/

 

[boatone]

River state at 0900 1st January - All locks displaying RED Strong Stream boards.

Maidenhead flow at 0700 165m³/sec.

 

[teddington_lock]

300+ cumecs at Teddington

 

[Actionmat]

I'm glad I visited my boat today as the non tidal Thames is the highest I've seen it. I adjusted a few others ropes while I was at it, or there would have been a lot more damage.

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An email alert from the EA would have been appreciated.

 

[teddington_lock]

That would be on the tide this afternoon ? Levels at Stevens ait / broom park would have been near normal before the tide kicked off.

There is an alert out , the two areas below cover your area. You can subscribe and get alerts by email , SMS or by fax

http://www.environment-agency.gov.u...AF23Hampton&page=4&type=Region&term=Southeast

http://www.environment-agency.gov.u...B23Trowlock&page=4&type=Region&term=Southeast

There are big tides all this week , it is worth checking your boat daily if you are concerned.

River conditions website also advises owners to check their lines.

http://riverconditions.environment-agency.gov.uk/

 

[Actionmat]

Thanks Teddington_lock.

Yes it was this afternoon, I've never seen anything like it - from normal to that in 40mins.

 

[teddington_lock]

You can see the spike in the link below. Tides will be big all this week.

http://www.environment-agency.gov.u...nId=7268&RegionId=9&AreaId=25&CatchmentId=157

 

[Actionmat]

I thought I was non tidal?

 

[SnowCat]

I guess, when the high tide flows over the top of the weirs, you become tidal! ;(

 

[Alan ashore]

Actionmat,

Genuinely I'm surprised you haven't noticed tides at Broom Park before. While 'tis true that today's level was a bit higher than we've seen for a while, the general appearance of the attached plot of levels at Kingston is often seen for a few tides around a large spring, even when river flows are not particularly high.


http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/riverlevels/136496.aspx?stationId=7267

I am struck however by the fact that the level at your moorings today was sufficiently high to cause damage, because at my location just downstream of Teddington lock, although the level was (relatively) exceptional, it was only a few inches higher than levels which we typically see several times a year.

So it may be that under these circumstances the river temporarily adopts a surprisingly high gradient, as the top of the tide squeezes into the relatively narrow/shallow reach above the lock?

A.

 

[Actionmat]

There are some new boats down there, one had a chain for security that has knackered the bow rail and torn it from the hull, another had his ropes set with little allowance for change, (resulting in a mooring post thats been pulled out) plus a boat that had hull fittings just below the waterline and would have been in trouble had I not dealt with it. I couldn't get to Cleansweep, but you can see it's being pulled down in the picture. Yes I have seen high levels before, but never this high. The wreaths at the war memorial in radnor gradens were underwater, it may only have been that bad for an hour but there will be some insurance claims as a result of it.

 

[Ramage]

The wreaths at the war memorial in radnor gradens were underwater, it may only have been that bad for an hour but there will be some insurance claims as a result of it.

Nothing new there. In any case Radnor Gardens is in the part-tidal stretch.

 

[SnowCat]

....and often get rises of more than 4 or 5 metres there, before it reaches the road and Cross Deep and/or Mickleham Gardens floods!

 

[boatone]

Don't want to be a party pooper but can you please take this discussion to another thread?

2014 update for alerting other YBW users to Thames River conditions and other urgent information for river users........
Please note this thread is not for general discussion and ONLY to report river/weather conditions and other urgent information which may be helpful to river users so please, do not post here unless that is the case.

 

[boatone]

All locks still displaying red boards. River flow at Maidenhead at 0615 this morning 171m³/sec up from 162m³/sec yesterday.

 

[Chris_d]

River in the Abingdon area currently only 10cm off its record high and still rising, roads closed across Culham and Clifton Hampdon bridges, flood water through Sutton Courtney.
Its all on its way downstream so be ready even if the rain stops

 

[534l4rk]

River in the Abingdon area currently only 10cm off its record high and still rising, roads closed across Culham and Clifton Hampdon bridges, flood water through Sutton Courtney.
Its all on its way downstream so be ready even if the rain stops

Are you referring to 2012 highest on EA Abbingdon upstream station lock data or 2003 ?

 

[Chris_d]

Are you referring to 2012 highest on EA Abbingdon upstream station lock data or 2003 ?

I am looking at Days lock data specificaly which is still rising now only 7cm away from highest recorded:

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/riverlevels/136497.aspx?stationId=7086

 

[534l4rk]

I am looking at Days lock data specificaly which is still rising now only 7cm away from highest recorded:

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/riverlevels/136497.aspx?stationId=7086

Data refers to 2012 not 2003

 

[Chris_d]

Data refers to 2012 not 2003

Shouldn't be posting in this thread uncle B1 will be watching, but the highest recorded reading at that station is 1.27m no date given (1.24m in 2012), current level at 12:00 today is now 1.21m, believe me it is very close to the 2003 level.