nickcred
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LOL - the recording for Windsor to Bell Weir says there are no flood warnings or flood watches in force despite my and 5 other boats at the mooring between Romney and Datchet currently sitting 8 inches above the bank.
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byron
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LOL - the recording for Windsor to Bell Weir says there are no flood warnings or flood watches in force despite my and 5 other boats at the mooring between Romney and Datchet currently sitting 8 inches above the bank.
Nick, what's the matter with you, think before you write. The river level hasn't risen, your bank has dropped.
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boatone
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LOL - the recording for Windsor to Bell Weir says there are no flood warnings or flood watches in force despite my and 5 other boats at the mooring between Romney and Datchet currently sitting 8 inches above the bank.
Aha.....but the EA definition of flood is not the same as yours and mine. They dont regard the fact that your boat is above the bank as a flooding issue - the river is simply above its normal level.
However, we ring that number as boaters and therefore expect to hear messages that relate to our concerns.
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boatone
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Last weekend it was remarkable how the flow moderated between Friday evening and Sunday morning
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Tribute to the skill and experience of the lock keepers wouldn't you say?
Meant to comment on this yesterday.
I would be astonished if individual lock-keepers take unilateral decisions about weir control.
I understood there to be at least some level of centralised river level management with lock/weir keepers being instructed when to make changes.
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Edited by boatone (06/06/2008 09:35)
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Outinthedinghy
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If you want to know up to date information on river levels you could phone a lock keeper and ask what their current head and tail water levels are in terms of height above 'summer' levels.
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nickcred
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Dam and there was me thinking I would make a whole load of dosh on Britains Got Talent. " The Worlds Only Levitating Boat " 
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apollo
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Just rang the EA Recorded line again, still no update from 4th June 14:00.
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Gavi
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No-one told the NB that just went by!!!!
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