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FINAL POST. My favourite captures and why I am no longer able to update the blog.

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FINAL POST. My favourite captures and why I am no longer able to update the blog.

Below are my favourite captures in order of when I saw them, all taken from posts on this blog! Read below for a bit of a discussion...

13/01/2023 - Flooding Tewkesbury - 4.24m

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13/01/2023 - Flooding Tewkesbury - 4.24m

Floodwaters rose to and plateaued at ~4.24m on the 13th and held steady until the 15th where they dropped again at the Mythe Gauging...

13/06/2021 - Historic flood deposit in the sand dunes

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13/06/2021 - Historic flood deposit in the sand dunes

While walking through the sand dunes at Ynyslas, I spotted in the side profile of an eroded piece of the dunes, a band of shells and...

21/05/2021 - Flooding Aberystwyth - 2.243 m

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21/05/2021 - Flooding Aberystwyth - 2.243 m

In the evening of the 21st of May 2021, the Rheidol peaked at 2.243 m, just a few centimetres short of the October 2020 peak at the...

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07/03/2021 - Mud curls

Just a few days after spotting the mysterious slits in the mud by the River Severn, I came across these impressive mud structures under...

01/03/2021 - Stress fractures in the silt

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01/03/2021 - Stress fractures in the silt

This is one of the most unexpected and most interesting finds I think I have ever come across. While walking along the River Severn...

23/02/2021 - Flooding Tewkesbury - 3.14m

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23/02/2021 - Flooding Tewkesbury - 3.14m

Although it wasn't the most extreme flood event of the month, it was significant enough to block some riverside footpaths and disrupt my...

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13/02/2021 - Ice on the floodwater

A recent cold snap - dubbed the 'Beast from the East 2' has coincided with the final retreat of the floodwaters here in Tewkesbury. This...

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05/02/2021 - Drone Flood Photos

Some drone photos and videos of the flooding around Tewkesbury taken on the 3rd, 4th and 5th February 2021, when the water was between...

01/02/2021 - Flooding Tewkesbury - 4.39m

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01/02/2021 - Flooding Tewkesbury - 4.39m

Just a few days after the previous peak, the water began rising again, this time even higher, up to a depth of 4.39m in the early hours...

27/01/2021 - Dense fog on the floodwaters

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27/01/2021 - Dense fog on the floodwaters

The first thing that hit me when I stepped out for my daily mandated exercise today was how warm and humid it was. I already knew that it...

24/01/2021 - Flooding & Snow Tewkesbury - 4.31m

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24/01/2021 - Flooding & Snow Tewkesbury - 4.31m

It's not every day that the flood peak corresponds with a moderate snowfall, so I was out early on Sunday (24th) morning to grab some...

24/12/2020 - Flooding Tewkesbury - 4.327 m

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24/12/2020 - Flooding Tewkesbury - 4.327 m

On Christmas Day 2020 the floodwater in Tewkesbury peaked at 4.327 m at the Mythe gauging station. Although this was a lower value than...

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04/10/2020 - Flooding Aberystwyth

Storm Alex brought an enormous amount of rain to Aberystwyth and the Rheidol and Ystwyth catchments, leading to these dramatic scenes in...

17/06/2020 - Heaviest rain I have ever seen

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17/06/2020 - Heaviest rain I have ever seen

I was at work when I saw the skies turn. A flash of lightning from the dark blue storm clouds signalled the arrival of a very lively...

18/02/2020 - Tewkesbury Flooding - 4.665 m

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18/02/2020 - Tewkesbury Flooding - 4.665 m

On the 18th Feb 2020, the River Severn peaked at 4.665 m at the Mythe Gauging Station. This was the third highest level on record here,...