North Wales flooding

[Lowri Davies]

Photos of the epic river levels and flooding in North Wales from today can be found on my blog:

http://www.lowridavies.co.uk/?p=521

If you plan to head out paddling, take care. There are high winds and more rain due, making most rivers dangerously full of debris.

Have fun, stay safe.

[jonnyhiam]

hhhmmm, wrong time to move away from North wales, hopefully the south will be just as good by the weekend!

[Andy H]

Hi
The Usk and tribs plus the Wye are allready in big spate in South Wales

Enjoy Andy www.escapetoadventure.com

[Mike Mayberry]

Gutted, I'm in Eastern Canada and the local club here are telling me too cold to paddle! It is cold mind, should have stayed home and told her the wedding would have to wait!

Have fun out there everyone and think of those less fortunate! :)

[woodsy]

Have things calmed down a bit?

[ol]

Blimey!

[fenix]

Yoinks !!

I went for a run yesterday lunchtime in the little country park on the Wirral - even the waters there had gone up by a foot and the bridge I needed to run over was submerged. Wales looks really impressive !

[Dug]

Is that miners bridge on the Llugwy(or however your spell it)?

Ah maybe I should have looked at the link..

[freddie]

So good levels for the weekend then!?

[ol]

Is that miners bridge on the Llugwy(or however your spell it)?

Yes it is, and Miners bridge is correctly spelled :-)

[Lowri Davies]

The Llugwy had dropped a lot this morning but a lot of rain has fallen around Capel Curig and Llanberis, so it is back up in the fields, you can't get under Jim's bridge and Pont Cyfyng is pumping huge! Nantgwryd was nice and high, but the wind was epic! The Conwy has dropped considerably and now read just 6 on the gauge.

Take care out there. More photos from today on their way...

[Lowri Davies]

Today's photo instalment - click

This time with kayaks and carnage:

[rob.b.666]

Yeouch !!!!

[Torsten]

You know what they say about Pyranha plastic... :L

[Lowri Davies]

You know what they say about Pyranha plastic... :L

In fairness, the boat went down a chunky grade 5 in spate, full of water and kit. I'd like to see any boat survive that unharmed!

[Torsten]

It was a joke ;)

[Chris2110]

It was a joke ;)

tut tut torsten... how is dartmoor?

levels were, dare I say, too high today, quite scary!

[buck197]

Its been a dryish day here in Devon and we have missed the biblical portions of rain that we have seen on the News in Cumbria and Wales.

[Torsten]

how is dartmoor?

Looking good for this weekend ;)

>50mm on fri and sat together when I last checked so... :D

[Rdscott]

Is that one of the 2010 burns, If so looks like a cracking boat.

[jam bo]

how is dartmoor?

Looking good for this weekend ;)

>50mm on fri and sat together when I last checked so... :D

Not any more, should be reasonable levels but all the big rain has gone north...

[jmmoxon]

In fairness, the boat went down a chunky grade 5 in spate, full of water and kit. I'd like to see any boat survive that unharmed!

We watched someone's Tek boat run that drop unpiloted at similar level at start of Nov & it appeared to be fine, but took a big hit just before it disappeared from view downstream (nose was split open when we found it on the flat section).

Mike

[Benny_boy]

Someone is having a right laugh. We drove up to Scotland last week... DRY! Nothing! Nada! Rest of the country was soaked and we had sun and frost! Now, one week later is all drenched! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Still, off to see Eddie Izzard tonight! Woop woop!

[quicky]

Very sad news about that Police officer on the bridge up in Cumbria. Our thoughts to his family.

Be carefull out there guys and Gals, more rain to come apparently.

[Kayacb]

Very sad news about that Police officer on the bridge up in Cumbria. Our thoughts to his family.

Be carefull out there guys and Gals, more rain to come apparently.

Have just got home from Workington. The A66 is a mess and if levels continue to drop may be more but not fully open later today although any side road with a dip is compleatly blocked. I only managed to get back to Penrith by driving along a Forestry Commission road which is gated.

[Millsy]

Very sad news about that Police officer on the bridge up in Cumbria. Our thoughts to his family.

Indeed. A very sad thing.

Mark

[moreofaswimmer]

In all seriousness are any rivers in North Wales safe enough to go paddling on this weekend? I am planning to head up on Sunday and would appreciate any local knowldge of current river levels and what really is paddleable.

Ta Mark

[Voodoo]

I would say a lot will depend on how much and where the rain thats due on sunday lands

[jmmoxon]

During Tues/Wed the Conwy rose 3 metres, at 5am this morning it was back to 1.5m on the gauge, but more rain due Sat pm:

[Dave Manby]

Dee in Llangollen gets some great playboating at higher levels.
Can't quite see it from my girlfriends window but it is UP.