DogsBody
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Reds at Temple, Hurley, Sonning & Marlow.
Yellows to Boveney. Stream increasing. More rain on the way 
Just checked with a certain forumite who is travelling to the TVR today, apparently the downstream waiting zone for Bray lock is under water - who didn't make it high enough then when they rebuilt it last year?
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Geoffs
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Bit concerned about all this talk of red boards. Do I continue on my journey to the Thames. Don't want to get to Teddington and find I can't get up the river. Whilst I have bags of power to punch any stream, I do know, from my old days on the Thames, that you just don't go out when red boards are up. Some of the wiers can be viscious. Penton Hook, I know, is a real killer, literally.
So want does everyone reckon, should I press on, hope to reach Teddington Tues or Weds.
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jkay
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will be fun planing at 8knots SOG 
Cheers Joe
we may have similair on the Witham(I'm going.)
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teddington_lock
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Will update when i get to work tonight ( 10pm ) , Teddington is yellow at the moment , but could potentially be red by tomorrow night.
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Richard_Shead
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Just been for a run up the Tedd / Kingston towpath, starting to run a bit (the river!) quite amusing watching the sailboats with no wind whatsoever trying to get back upstream and mostly ending up in the bush on the bank.
The tow path actually looks like a broom convention not sure where they are going
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Phill
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Reged: 03/09/2004
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Loc: Surrey/Kent borders
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I was at Bray Marina earlier today and was quite amused to see a couple of narrow boats whooshing past in the strong stream. Fastest NB's I've ever seen! 
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rr_123
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Reged: 22/08/2007
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It is funny. I've seen them going downstream like a train. 
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teddington_lock
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Reged: 23/10/2007
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Red Boards at Teddington now
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rr_123
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curious to know, is there a specific measure for reds, or is is it, to some degree, subjective?
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teddington_lock
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Every lock has a 'trigger' point ...
Each lock has a 'pulling order' for the gates on the weir , and when the lock-keeper reaches a certain point in this order which equates to a set amount of gates , the yellow boards go out , when he opens a set amount more , then out go the reds.
Edited by teddington_lock (01/05/2008 22:58)
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