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mecwales

Flooding
« on: 05 October, 2008, 08:47:38 am »
Good job we had that wall built, really...





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andygates

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Re: Flooding
« Reply #1 on: 05 October, 2008, 10:38:54 am »
Time for the pedalo! :o
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Re: Flooding
« Reply #2 on: 05 October, 2008, 10:44:16 am »
Which river is that, MW?
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mecwales

Re: Flooding
« Reply #3 on: 06 October, 2008, 07:27:32 pm »
It's just the little "brook" that runs infront of our house! It's incredible how quickly, and how high, it rises up. To put it in perspective, this is a picture of the brook at it's "normal" level (it's about 1 1/2m below the bridge, before we the flood defences were built.

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Frenchie

Re: Flooding
« Reply #4 on: 06 October, 2008, 08:30:43 pm »
Quote from: mecwales on 06 October, 2008, 07:27:32 pm
It's just the little "brook"...

That will explain it. Small channels cannot convey a lot of water as the precipitation level rises. As the water level in the channel rises, it quickly "feedbacks" up the channel. The worse the vegetation, the slower the flow, the less efficient the conveyance too.

Glad you and your family were okay though.
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