If you've not visited Knostrop in recent months, you'll be out of date. Knostrop flood gate is now redundant and not used, this is because the island between the river and cut is getting removed, and a good part already is. Knostrop lock and River lock now hold a steady red, this means it's under lock keepers control so you can't work them, before they would flash red to mean flood conditions, but you could still operate them if required.

 

Edit, just seen fanshaft already mentioned.

Edited November 14, 201510 yr by Robbo

If you've not visited Knostrop in recent months, you'll be out of date. Knostrop flood gate is now redundant and not used, this is because the island between the river and cut is getting removed, and a good part already is. Knostrop lock and River lock now hold a steady red, this means it's under lock keepers control so you can't work them, before they would flash red to mean flood conditions, but you could still operate them if required.

So are the lights never at amber now then??

So are the lights never at amber now then??

In normal river conditions they are, and they were flashing red the other day ( I presume flashing red is automated on the river level )

Edited November 14, 201510 yr by Robbo

Well the river burst its bank in places up in Leeds centre and knostrop lock looks like a water fall. I have some photos which will post up.

Well the river burst its bank in places up in Leeds centre and knostrop lock looks like a water fall. I have some photos which will post up.

 

I'm not surprised. The EA's Recorder above Leeds weir was showing over 4' of fresh on there this morning, so there would be around 5' on above Knostrop weir, and well above the level when the floodgates would have been put on . . . . if they were still there, and part of the island hadn't been dug out.

I don't know whether it was a C&RT or EA decision to remove the floodgates and breach Knostrop Cut at this stage in the Flood Augmentation Sceme, but whoever it was, they have made a monumental balls up by doing it before installing the new moveable 'Windbag Weir' at Knostrop.

Edited November 15, 201510 yr by Tony Dunkley

 

Fearns Wharf is under water as well, but that's a 4-5 year occurrence. Why they didn't start the flood defences here is beyond me! The levels today are around a 4-5year occurrence.

Edited November 15, 201510 yr by Robbo

The floating pontoons broke loose at where they are doing the rear railway station entrance. They now near River lock / fearns wharf.

 

Can't correct orientation for forum on phone, so please stand on your head to view.

Edited November 15, 201510 yr by Robbo

Looks like the furthest one is almost over the boom and will off down to Knostrop soon.

Perhaps it's the perspective but those boats look a little crushed? ?

 

This rainfall has been forecast all week, suprised no one around at the weekend to ensure everything's safe.

More rain to come in the next few days as well so it won't improve too much in the short term.

Perhaps it's the perspective but those boats look a little crushed? ?

 

This rainfall has been forecast all week, suprised no one around at the weekend to ensure everything's safe.

They are a little crushed, there's a few bridges on the way down. Guessing the bridges won.

Edited November 15, 201510 yr by Robbo

Few photos

Flood prevention works prevented.....

 

 

By flooding..

Few more

Few more

It rose about another 6" after I took those photos.

They are a little crushed, there's a few bridges on the way down. Guessing the bridges won.

 

at Insurance company....

"So, you are the flood experts, how did all this damage claim occur??

Err, flooding...."

 

at Insurance company....

"So, you are the flood experts, how did all this damage claim occur??

Err, flooding...."

Those pontoons are from the work at the railway station with creating the new back enterance. Nothing to do with the new flood defences. I'm surprised if they left the pontoons at the railway station, the river is very fast and theirs been plenty of warnings of floods. They could have left them down where they crane the stuff on to the pontoons, where they would have been more out of the current.

Edited November 15, 201510 yr by Robbo