South Oxford Canal br220 Shipton-on-Cherwell Flood Gate closed

[Proper Job]

 

It sort of makes you grateful that your home floats!

 

First time mines been floating for a long time

 

 

We were very pleased to welcome the arrival of NB Dusty at Cropredy yesterday. Apparently he had quite a trip - but he battled through with our monthly supplies of Anthracite and Propane . . .

Tell him to turn around and surf the Cherwell down to our neck of the woods

 

Supplies are getting low

 

 

 

..................... it has to said that in true Dusty tradition, despite not being able to get the boat down because of flooding and stoppages, he has been delivering to the needy by road

 

Top bloke

 

[andypreston]

Hi anyone know if the Cherwell has settled down now, and OK to navigate from Bakers to Shipton Wear and Thrupp?

[Proper Job]

Hi anyone know if the Cherwell has settled down now, and OK to navigate from Bakers to Shipton Wear and Thrupp?

It would be a very very quick trip if you did it at the moment.

 

Stopping at Shipton would be 'interesting'

 

............. not for the faint hearted

 

With the rain over the past couple of days, I'd hazard a guess at........ no

[Pembroke]

Hasn't it been quite wet recently

I think it is probably about time the "red" boards were extended by a few feet

 

The Cherwell is probably back on the rise again so I would stay put - probably until about April

[MtB]

The best way would be to go down backwards, pointing upstream.

 

Engage ' slow ahead' gear to maintain control as you let the current take you backwards down to Shipton...

 

 

MtB

[bastion]

The Cherwell is back on full flood levels at Enslow today.

[river dragonfly]

Even the ancient britons didn't build their mud huts on flood plains they had more sense!

[Proper Job]

This may be true

 

.......... but they did still build them out of mud

 

and there was a lot less pressure to build homes and businesses back in dem days

[Emerald Fox]

Is the hosepipe ban still on?

[Proper Job]

I think that's scheduled for March/May

Edited February 14, 2014 by Proper Job

[andypreston]

Hi there - since I cant get any sense out of CRT, how does the Cherwell look now between Bakers and Shipton?

[MtB]

Hi there - since I cant get any sense out of CRT, how does the Cherwell look now between Bakers and Shipton?

 

It looks surprisingly benign to me on Sunday and boats were passing with ease.

 

Odd, because it the level was was still in the red area of the marker board below Bakers Lock.

 

If you are going downstrean (south) the only tricky bit will be negotiating the two sharp bends after the railway bridge, as you will be traveling with the current. Even that will only be slightly tricky.

 

 

MtB

[Proper Job]

All is good and traffic is flowing again

 

Mind you.............

 

we had a sh1t load of rain last night and with the fields being so waterlogged, it won't take much to see it rise again.

[andypreston]

Thanks guys - we'll give it a try down from Lower Heyford on Saturday - the boat needs to go out!

 

Wish someone at CRT would update their stoppage info - still says Cherwell section closed as of Jan 10th...

 

Cheers Andy

 

Btw Hi there MtB, ex-neighbour of mine in Reading - hope you're doing well

[Proper Job]

...............Wish someone at CRT would update their stoppage info - still says Cherwell section closed as of Jan 10th...

 

Cheers Andy

 

 

To fair to them, the Cherwell levels have been a real moving target since before Christmas.

 

The slightest amount of rain has been making it rise very quickly .......... and fall just as quickly when it stops raining (a rare event recently)

 

I've never known the Shipton flood gate be closed as many times as it has so far this Winter and for so long.