Michael Askin wrote: > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 9:20 PM, Neil Arlidge > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> It is all here...If water level with the first (higher) jetty past >> the sandstone walling just up from the weir gives you 2ft 6ins over >> the weir and the next lower jetty gives you 1ft 10 ins over the weir. >> http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/Tour_04/Tour04_11.html >> The best time to do the Dee is on the Easter Spring tides. Go up a >> couple of days before the high Springs...then you know you will get >> back! > > It was up to the lower jetty but it looked a lot more than 1ft over > the weir, I'd guess, and I'll have a look at the photo's later, that > it was getting towards 2ft at least. > > We are normally on the River Hull at that time of year, and so means > crossing the Humber in protetially worse weather. It was just a case > of since we are passing, but it wasn't to be... > > >> Just come back from a fraught trip up the Barrow...what weirs?! >> http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/Stuffimages/Dsc01105.jpg > > All looks pretty familiar - welcome to the flood club! ;-)
No, this was not the Barrow in flood, just with a bit of fresh on! All the locks were still usable, no water going over the top gates, so the river was open (the idea of the Barrow being "closed" is when you are unlikely to make it under the lower bridges - Carlow is a favoutite and the locks can physically not be used. There was no other boats on the Barrow, the two Barrowline Hire boats had been stopped. When we we nearing the head of the river (level going down) below Athy (pronunced A-Tie) one came belting downstream, missed the corner (and us fortunately) and went flying over the non-boatstream side of the river. This is not a good idea, some of the rocks on the non-boatstream side are even named! http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/T07_Imag/29_06_07/Pict0151.jpg (Clehown, below Lower Ballyellen Lock) At least we now have the Barrow lockies respect. They were rather useful, as most of the lower lock landings were awash. -- Neil Arlidge - NB Erne Nest
