Henley Floods November 2012

THE HENLEY WHALERS
A flood-blog - November 2012 to January 2013
Views of Upper Thames Rowing Club and around Henley - Pictures and video

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Click here for Statistics - River level Nov, Dec, Jan . Click here for Video "Going under..." said the man at Upper Thames Rowing Club, "the car park is ... 50% under water". But that was Tuesday (27th Nov) These pictures were taken on Thursday (29th) There's no need to rush down there to water the pot-plants
The lawn won't need watering either.	Click any picture for higher definition
And the "disabled" lift is more disabled than the designers intended.
The steps are convenient if you fancy a paddle	Click any picture for higher definition
And if you want to launch a boat, you wont have to carry it very far.
As for the car park, the owner of this car (if they ever come back for it) might find it has mysteriously developed some problems. Look more closely at the back wheel	Click any picture for higher definition
The rest of the car park is not much better. See part of the white fence has been converted into a walkway to the front door
From the balcony you can see Molly on her mooring. Normally she is well below the line of sight.	Click any picture for higher definition
Here is a clearer shot (Thanks RP) .
Cormorants find a secluded perch on the pontoon opposite the UTRC downstream boatshed	Click any picture for higher definition
Further afield At Fawley Court you could row around the bridge and almost to the house.
Near Remenham church - The towpath is BEYOND the fence	Click any picture for higher definition
The lane from UTRC back to Henley
J Hooper's boat rental hut below Henley Bridge, November 2012 The level seems to have been a bit higher in 2003	Click any picture for higher definition
J Hooper's boat rental hut below Henley Bridge, January 2003
Looking downstream from Henley Bridge	Click any picture for higher definition
Water swirling through Henley bridge - Downstream
Water swirling through Henley bridge - Upstream	Click any picture for higher definition
Get an impression of the speed of the Thames in this Video of some debris passing through Henley Bridge
The River and Rowing Museum car park is no better than UTRC.
And you won't want to sit down by their landing stage	Click any picture for higher definition
Mill Lane - Intrepid (?) cyclist.
More of GP's Flood pictures - click here	Click any picture for higher definition
See Henley Bridge - From Hobbs' webcam
Some flood level statistics Wednesday 27/11/12 - "UTRC ...car park is 50% under water..." Friday 29/11/12, 14:30, The gauge at Marsh lock said 3.75 metres. Monday 1/12/12, "... river levels are dropping; there is grass visible on the UTRC lawn. One still needs waders to get to Molly," Wednesday 5/12/12 - "... the river is well down from its peak height ..[but].. access to "Molly" is too muddy and slippery to be safe..." Sunday 16/12/12 - Level at Molly's mooring only slightly above normal. Rowed to Marsh Lock and back. Monday 24/12/12 - "The river has risen again ... flooding the towpath. .... "Molly" is currently inaccessible without waders". Sunday 30/12/12, 18:30, The gauge at Marsh lock said 3.68 metres. Monday 31/12/12, 12:30, 3.63m. "..at least 48 cm above the level of the bank at "Molly". Tuesday 1/1/12, 22:30, 3.59 metres. Wednesday 2/1/2013, 14:30, 3.60 metres. The typical level here is between 2.30 metres and 2.92 metres. The level reached 3.69 metres on 17/01/2008. The highest level ever recorded here was 4.27 metres. For levels at Marsh Lock (Downstream side) Click here.
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