On 8 Oct 2008, at 23:09, nbquidditch wrote:
>> The Wychnor board is probably set lower as many boats get into
>> trouble
>> pushing the flow, must remember that one.
>>
>
> Its late and I've had a long day at the BW AGM (well worth the effort)
> but I think you need to remember that the other way around. The flow
> runs across the canal below Alrewas lock so when you pass the weir in
> that direction you have the (flow) diagonally with you. I have to get
> Quidditch out of Wychnor in the next couple of days and I need to take
> into account that I have to go against the flow and risk being pushed
> diagonally towards the weir. Seems to me that if your proposition is
> correct, the board at Wychnor should reflect higher than at Alrewas
> lock (having said that, I suspect that both are 'accurate' but as the
> level at that lock is close a mill stream as well as the Trent
> crossing, there is actually more water there than their is at Wychnor
> lock which is around half a mile from the weir.
This mirrors a debate Sheila and I had last night. It's quite true,
the level is probably significantly higher at the upstream, Alrewas,
end. But the board at Wychnor is supposed to tell you about the
safety of the river section, not just what it's like at W. IMVHO, it
should be set lower, so as to alert you to the flow you are likely to
find at the weir.
Yesterday, there was a distinct flow through the moorings to the
adjustable weirs at the downstream end - Quidditch was doing about 2
knots, we reckon.
All the best
Bruce
There are no strangers on the cut, only boaters we've yet to meet.
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