The latest Environment Agency update on the River Ock says “Property flooding is not currently expected. River levels remain high but continue to fall on the River Ock and Letcombe Brook following recent rainfall. Therefore, the risk of flooding is currently reducing. From this evening (18/12/19), through tomorrow 19/12/19, Friday 20/12/19 and the weekend, we are expecting heavy, persistent showers across the area. We therefore expect river levels to rise further over the coming days and into the early part of next week. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are operating weirs to reduce flood risk and are in the area clearing weed/trash screens.”
Tesco cannot be reached along the Ock Path from Mill Road.
Nor can Tesco be reached on the path from Chaunterell Way.
There was an Environment Agency van parked near Tesco monitoring the situation.
There is normally a height difference at this River Ock weir, where the river is divided into two streams, but today there was no waterfall.
I discovered the blocked Tesco path yesterday when I tried to walk there from the Ock Meadow. Very frustrating! However it does occur to me that in previous years, the Ock would have broken its banks by now and the meadow flooded, so the work done since 2007 has obviously eased the situation.
Crumbs, Backstreeter, you do get around – excellent pictures as ever.
What a disaster! Thankfully environments scientists are so talented these days
Flood plain flooded – not sure how that can be a disaster? Now, if Tesco’s car park is flooded on Christmas Eve, that will be a different matter…..