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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2018 17:35:15 GMT
The nene flows past my gaff and is about 1.5 m higher than usual. I live in Castor just above the Alwalton lock, It ain't pretty. You've not seen Gazza and Mouse whizzing by have you? Rog
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Post by phil70 on Apr 2, 2018 21:31:42 GMT
to say we're pissed off with the weather is an understatement - tomorrow, we have our "maiden voyage" with our first punters...originally heading on and off the calder up to Cooper Bridge and back (just 2 nights)... plan b is now invoked. - Altofts and back... TWICE with more gin. Hmmf!!! Spring? - my arse! Your guests will love the "danger" and of course you can talk it up so that when they go home they will be able to dine out on the experience for quite a while. Phil
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Post by flatdog on Apr 3, 2018 4:29:57 GMT
The nene flows past my gaff and is about 1.5 m higher than usual. I live in Castor just above the Alwalton lock, It ain't pretty. You've not seen Gazza and Mouse whizzing by have you? Rog Nope!! Lots of empty beer cans floating past… still upstream I reckon.
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Post by phil70 on Apr 3, 2018 11:58:35 GMT
Of course the high water has given me a particular problem .....how to get Chris off the boat for a visit to the doc this afternoon. Time to get creative methinks Phil
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Post by peterboat on Apr 3, 2018 16:16:01 GMT
The don in Chesterfield is in flood as well so Rotherham etc will be right up...............again
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Post by flatdog on Apr 3, 2018 16:44:42 GMT
In St Neots this morning crossing the high street bridge I noticed at least 1 sunk plastic boat near the marina. Highest I've ever seen it, with all the minor roads bypassing St Neots underwater where they cross the river. Absolute gridlock. Be careful out there.!!
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Post by TonyDunkley on Apr 3, 2018 17:07:22 GMT
Having been behaving as if levels were peaking from about 1400 - 1645 hrs today, the upper Trent, or more precisely the level in the Five-Mile from Cranfleet to Beeston suddenly put on a good 4"- 5" in no more than 15 - 20 minutes followed by a slower rise of a couple more inches in the last 45 minutes or so.
Clearly, something that was holding quite a lot of water back somewhere upriver from here has suddenly moved, or washed out. Some sort of build up of sand/silt around some waterlogged trees somewhere on the riverbed or up against some bridge piers, perhaps, or part of a weir cill washed out - who knows ? If it's weir damage or partial failure, then that'll become apparent as water levels return to normal, if it was some temporary obstruction suddenly being flushed on it's way then we'll probably never know for sure.
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Post by phil70 on Apr 4, 2018 14:49:12 GMT
I got Chris off the boat by piling up some bags of compost for her to step onto. The Lark is really going for it; the weir at Isleham has made level and the water is piling up on the front of the bridge but the signs are there that the level is starting to drop provided we have no more rain Dave and Debbie made it back (Larkboy)to the marina OK Phil
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Post by kris on Apr 4, 2018 15:00:52 GMT
Well the data logger was around today, so I'll expect an overstay notice tmw then. I told him I'll be on his case if I get one.
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Post by naughtyfox on Apr 4, 2018 15:09:34 GMT
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Post by naughtyfox on Apr 4, 2018 15:13:16 GMT
The Nene flows past my gaff and is about 1.5 m higher than usual. I live in Castor, just above the Alwalton Lock. Lots of empty beer cans floating past.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2018 16:29:40 GMT
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Post by larkboy on Apr 4, 2018 17:38:02 GMT
As Phil has already pointed out, we've made it home safely, although the engine got a good workout against strong flow and a stiff breeze. I must say, the E.A seem to have done an ok job with the levels this end given the exceptional rainfall, not so clever at St Ives/St Neots but wouldn't know if they could have done more or if it was just exceptional circumstances.
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Post by JohnV on Apr 5, 2018 6:21:06 GMT
They have been closing the tidal barrier here at low tide, letting the river fill up with the fresh The water level goes up to almost the same level as high tide but the flow is from the wrong direction and very slight. Sabina was bouncing around in the wind last night, normally the flow (up or down) keeps her firmly in place but with it being almost slack all of the time she wanders around on her lines (which need plenty of slack as there is a rise and fall of about 8 or 9 feet)
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Post by quaysider on Apr 5, 2018 12:13:25 GMT
So - we moored last night at broadreach lock waiting for the calder to drop .... it had just gone into the yellow about 9 this morning so we set off up stream to fall ing. On arrival, a crt chap came up and was quite rude pointing out the river (there) was in red and we should not be on it... I know he's only doing his job but he was rather kurt about it - I pointed out when we set off from stanley ferry it WAS in the yellow and falling so its not my fault the boards are inconsistant.
No matter - wew're having lunch up here now and will head back down again in about an hour - hopefully by which time, it'll have dropped back into the yellow at fall ing too.
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