Waders at the ready

[dash300]

Just popped onto Flood Warning as of 1.30. Thames really racing past, cars moved to higher ground.
The best guess of EA is levels will not be as high as they were in 2003.
Next couple of days could prove interesting

 

[No Regrets]

Recently posted by Ross's other half on facebook.

Staines-beneath-Thames...

 

[teddington_lock]

Where exactly in Staines is that ?

 

[chuckaduck]

Just

Where exactly in Staines is that ?

Below the bridge !

 

[TrueBlue]

Here are some more pictures - taken from a broadbeam "attached" to the small island below Friary island just below Old Windsor Lock.
I'm obliged to BlackRose who allowed me to filch these from another forum:-


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Doesn't look too horrible,


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Then you can see what used to be a garden


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Opposite is a well known narrow-barge-boat well heeled over and the above named forumite attempted to loosen the lines - having dinghied across through the raging torrent - only to find the boat chained and padlocked to the side.
It is said the owner lives next to the mooring and has taken no action...

 

[teddington_lock]

Barrier went in today as well

 

[mlines]

We went down to check on the boat today down in Wargrave

The little bridge has disppeared and the water is creeping across the road by the restored boat house.

Water is starting to reach the walls of the house by the bridge

The main yard itself is flooded

Our boat is ok for now (with the red hitchlock)

But we would have to negotiate the flooded entrance to retrieve it

Still, down at Henley you can take your boat right up to the Cafe for your plate of Chips!

And we had to wade down to the rowing museum.

 

[thejonesey]

Newbee to the Thames question

I appreciate that things are particularly bad at the moment and that there will always be times in winter when the river is too fast/high to be navigable, but when we moved to the Thames last October, I thought that we would be able to boat for most of the year. It seemed that for last parts of the 2012, summer included, the river was on yellow or red boards.. is this normal?

 

[No Regrets]

You get good years and bad years.

Trick is, get out when you can, and find something else to do when you can't. Like polishing...

 

[My She]

I appreciate that things are particularly bad at the moment and that there will always be times in winter when the river is too fast/high to be navigable, but when we moved to the Thames last October, I thought that we would be able to boat for most of the year. It seemed that for last parts of the 2012, summer included, the river was on yellow or red boards.. is this normal?

This has been a particularly bad year but with 'climate changes' who knows . . .

 

[rotrax]

The river at St. Helens Wharf at Abingdon was only a few inches below the roadway at 9.30 this morning. Redline's fuel pontoon was cocked up at an angle-I guess it is hinged to the wall so that part is below the water. Estimate the water speed 6 knts.

 

[thejonesey]

Also a couple of boats down by Hobbs of Henley looking worse for wear... very sad. Fingers crossed that things start to improve very soon.

 

[dash300]

At least the 'Burghers' of Maidenhead can rest easy

 

[Wavey]

Levels at Penton now the highest since the floods of 2003. The wooden piles anchoring our pier which are normally above head height can now be comfortably used as seats . Water now encroaching on some pathways particularly around piers B, C and D. Levels don't appear to have increased overnight thankfully.

 

[thejonesey]

Just been for a run in Lower Shiplake and most houses by the river are surrounded by water.