On 17/01/2008, Andrew Dyke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: "Phil Rushton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I initially thought the same as you Beeky. Then I wondered if abnormally > > high > > water levels on the Severn would hold back the outflow from the Avon.
> You have hit the nail on the head Phil. It is the water flowing into the > Severn that gives us a problem here with water backing up the Avon. There are 6 or 7 locks on the Avon downstream from Evesham: I really can't see how conditions on the Severn would affect things that far up the Avon. N.B. That is not to belittle the problems that Evesham and the Dykes in particular face with seeming regularity, but it can't be blamed on Wales. Good to see thouh that Havant and Waterlooville sent the Jack Tars home with their tails between their legs. -- Bob
