On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Neil Arlidge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.
Well I guess it depends on your definition of flood of course. I suppose the proper definition is when the river is overflowing into the flood planes, but some of course don't have that facility (and some don't have anymore - discuss..). It takes quite a bit for the Trent to flood, and the banks are about 5 feet or more higher than the normal level, and the locksides are even higher. The main limitation of course being Newark, but then in the olden days the bargees used to run the weirs. I guess what I'm getting at is, just because a river is navigable it doesn't make it not in flood...? Cheers, Mike -- Michael Askin http://shoestring_DOT_zapto_DOT_org/
