Windsor & Eton Bridge

[Salty Sealine]

Intend to have one more long weekend on the river before the boat gets lifted on the 23rd, but now wonder with all this rain if I am going to have a problem getting under Windsor Bridge. If I get through should I be worried about the level going up on Sunday....

Does the Jubilee River ensure that the water levels at Windsor remains the same regardless of the weather?

 

[byron]

The mere fact that the water is restricted in flow by the arches can cause a build up in water height upstream of the bridge. I can't speak for Eton Bridge but I recall many years ago John Blake and I took a Dory up to Wallingford during the floods and noted that the water just above the bridge was 3' higher than just below.

 

[boatone]

No stream warning for the Windsor stretch at the moment but best course of action would be to phone Romney Lock and ask them about current and expected levels.

 

[Salty Sealine]

Thanks boatone. What with all the rain forecast for the weekend think I will give it a miss now.

 

[Salty Sealine]

Tomorrow and the weekend

Well I put a message on FB asking if anyone wanted to go to Paris with me; no one responded, so river T it is.