Shades
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Would have been useful to open the Jubilee River up a bit to shift it, I moor next to it, and almost nothing flowing through it Saturday. ...
The Jubillee River has very strict guidance on it's usage. This was all set in stone prior to the channel being used.
They CANNOT divert water down the Jubilee River until the appropriate flow (measured under Maidenhead Bridge) has been reached.
There is a large dislay showing the current flow rate on a brick building near the river, just upstream of the "Shanley development". 
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Brayman
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There is a large dislay showing the current flow rate on a brick building near the river, just upstream of the "Shanley development".
Can someone take a photograph of it so we know what we are looking for and exactly where it is?
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apollo
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Reged: 12/09/2003
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Loc: Thames
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Quite so, I have moored opposite there for donkeys years and never seen it.
Has it been vandalised?
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Shades
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You will not see it from the River.
If you are driving/walking from Boulters Lock towards the Bath Road, you will see the building at the upsteam end of Bridge Gardens. It is set back approx 30ft from the water's edge. The display unit showing the flow rate is at waist height on the side of the building that faces Ray Mead Road.
It is about 2ft long by approx 6 inches high. You can see it from the road
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oldgit
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"Records show that the rainfall this year is no worse than previous years,"
Just out of interest can you hyperlink to the web site or indicate the publication you are referring to regards this.
It is of course important that total overall annual rainfall PA is not the deciding factor here but the freak heavy amounts of rain that have fallen in very short periods which causes the flooding.No doubt you will have taken this into account and perhaps you could go into a bit more detail regarding the available data.
Several areas of the UK have suffered from flash flooding including Yorkshire and Cornwall in the recent past.
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ARCMarineEveryman
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We've been cruising Straight Across on the Thames from 1956-74, and 85' to present (we sold her once & then bought her back). It always used to take 5 days or so of heavy rain to lead to strong stream conditions on the middle Thames, now it takes two days. I am still suspicious about last July, and am convinced a combination of lack of dredging, and poor management, are the causes.
Is there a programme of dredging at all anymore?
IanC
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DWT
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Loc: Reading, Berkshire
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Apparently last Summer was the wettest for 30 years. Oldgit is right about the level of rain in a short space of time. The ground levels get saturated very quickly and there is then a large run off into the rivers.
Last Summer was extraordinary with the level of the river going up and down like a yo yo. I have assumed that the water table is high and so any new rain has nowhere else to go which is why the river seems to rise so quickly, but it would be interesting to know whether this is correct or not.
I really do not think the EA can be held responsible for the weather. If they are then perhaps they would be kind enough to arrange for it to be dry tomorrow afternoon around Basingstoke as I am playing golf then. Oh and a light breeze would be nice too
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apollo
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Last year was following the year that the river had to be rationed as levels were so low and I presume the ground levels too.
So if it was a 30 year event, it wont happen again this year?
I dont fancy your chances! 
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oldgit
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"now it takes two days"
Wonder if this anything to do with our building on flood plains at one end of the scale and with our obsession of concreting over our front gardens for the motor car and then decking our back gardens at the other.
Less exposed soil to soak up the rain and it all runs off instantly into the drains and hence into the river?
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Brayman
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Loc: Bucks
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Is that what you do in Kent, you should be ashamed of yourselves? 
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