In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, jhar1945 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >> > >> >> can anyone advise on the statebof the water level on the trent and >soar after all this rain? a friends boat needs to be moved north, they >are short on time and wondering if its advisable to set off over the >next few days? many thanks lee >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >I've seen the River Trent at Willington this morning where it's just >about level with the banks which means about 4' up. >John > > Given that the Soar rises and falls quite quickly after rain, and after navigating it in rather marginal conditions a couple of years ago (most boards just below red, with a couple just in the red) I'd hang on for a while. The experience of going up the Soar in those conditions is not one I'd choose to repeat (we'd passed the last safe moorings with the boards just into amber - by the time we reached the next lock they were almost into the red!) and I'd certainly not want to attempt it downstream. We're also due some significant rainfall towards the end of next week from the remnants of hurricane Hanna according to the forecast models, so unless there's a significant change in levels it may be easier, quicker and safer to take the long way round if possible (you don't say where the boat's going to or from so I can't be more specific with the route). It is also possible that the river section on the Trent and Mersey at Alrewas may be closed if the river's in flood.
Parts of the Trent and all of the navigable section of the Soar are currently on flood watch according to the EA - not conditions that I'd contemplate boating on them in. HTH Will -- lancre dot net - The personal domain of Will and Cath Wilkinson. '98 300Tdi Defender 110 CSW, 1/12th NB Sometimes PGP Fingerprint E089 1736 A023 9E5C AFA3 0B40 E5DC D80A 9E1F D521 Public key can be obtained from ldap://certserver.pgp.com
