Severe flood warnings issued for Thames - BBC News Item

[alan_fincher]

"Fourteen severe flood warnings have been issued along the River Thames in Berkshire and Surrey amid concern that people and property are at risk."

 

BBC News Item

[OldGoat]

"Fourteen severe flood warnings have been issued along the River Thames in Berkshire and Surrey amid concern that people and property are at risk."

 

BBC News Item

 

14 out of 16 severe flood warnings are on the Thames

 

I boat sunk in T&K Marina

 

another Forum's member's boat broke free and sailed itself down river to end up safely in somebody's garden.

 

Nasty.

[luctor et emergo]

Oh no, some properties along the Thames might get some water in their garden.... Call the BBC. Get Paul Daniels (or rather, if possible, Debbie ) to tear fully bemoan the criminal neglect of dredging of the Thames...

[blackrose]

 

I boat sunk in T&K Marina

 

 

How does a boat manage to get sunk on floating pontoons?

Oh no, some properties along the Thames might get some water in their garden.... Call the BBC. Get Paul Daniels (or rather, if possible, Debbie ) to tear fully bemoan the criminal neglect of dredging of the Thames...

 

I think it might be a bit worse than that Henk. I know some people who now have a couple of feet of water in their houses. They're not all rich.

 

Mind you, this woman in Old Windsor still seems to be smiling

Edited February 9, 2014 by blackrose

[matty40s]

 

Mind you, this woman in Old Windsor still seems to be smiling

Not suprised looking at the size of her canoe...

[cereal tiller]

Not suprised looking at the size of her canoe...

That lady is the Flood Warden for Ham island which is just across the river from Old Windsor,both her and her husband pilot that canoe rather well,when they are not up to their knees in floodwater!

 

CT

Edited February 9, 2014 by cereal tiller

[bizzard]

Looks like there are two canoes there.

[junior]

I'm going to ask a dumb question here I think, but I need to just to put my mind at ease as I'm in a different country at the moment.

 

I am on the 22 mile Paddington Arm pound, am I correct in saying it would take something worse than monumental to make the water level rise?

[cereal tiller]

I'm going to ask a dumb question here I think, but I need to just to put my mind at ease as I'm in a different country at the moment.

 

I am on the 22 mile Paddington Arm pound, am I correct in saying it would take something worse than monumental to make the water level rise?

yes.on that arm you can go over the north circular road?,you are along way above the Thames

[junior]

yes.on that arm you can go over the north circular road?,you are along way above the Thames

Thats reassuring as we all know I like to leave my lines as tight as possible!

[cereal tiller]

Thats reassuring as we all know I like to leave my lines as tight as possible!

Somewhere between 60-70 feet higher than the Thames at Windsor,so no need to sleep with your lifejacket on!

[JV44]

For those that know there bits of the Thames

Weybridge

 

Swinford bridge looking back at the lock

 

 

Shiplake from above the rowing club the river is there somewhere

 

[Naughty Cal]

Now if they had only dredged that river

[Athy]

Now if they had only dredged that river

But if they had dredged that section, the high water might have reached central London and flooded the Houses of Parliament.

 

Carry on dredging.

[Tim Lewis]

I'm going to ask a dumb question here I think, but I need to just to put my mind at ease as I'm in a different country at the moment.

 

I am on the 22 mile Paddington Arm pound, am I correct in saying it would take something worse than monumental to make the water level rise?

 

A friend of mine who is moored in Little venice posted some pictures on facebook yestersday and whilst the canalthere is not overflowing it is was ceratinly up to towpath level, the highest I have ever seen it!

 

Tim

[Guest]

It does beg the question of what they would do if tidal conditions dictated the Thames barrier had to be closed and all that water was tipping down from the upper levels - would it then overspill into central London?

[DeanS]

does all the water at the top of the map(north)...run down to the bottom of the map (south)

 

[Hastings]

does all the water at the top of the map(north)...run down to the bottom of the map (south)

 

Of course it does, that's why the Somerset levels are flooded.

 

But no problem, CRT will backpump it back to the north. If they were allowed to administer the Thames, there would be even more to backpump to canals that tend to have water supply difficulties.

[RLWP]

Now if they had only dredged that river

 

And, naturally, there was someone who's home was flooded blaming EA on the radio this morning

 

Richard

[frangar]

Funny how when it's near london and a few posh Tory voters are about to get soggy that the army etc is mobilised immediately.....

 

Cheers

 

Gareth