River peaks at 5.5m with major flooding.
Wed 25th January With the river steadily rising and a lot more rain expected, Club Executive made the call to evacuate boats from shed this morning. An energetic band of helpers carried out the procedure quickly and efficiently with boats again moved to our neighbour's back yard. Many thanks to all helpers. 5.00pm - Canteen equipment moved upstairs to the Starters Tower Thur 26th Jan 07.30 am: Latest forecast peak 3.4m by 9.00pm. This may change! 09.00 am: River height 3.05m. About to enter the canteen. 11.00 am: Forecast 3.8m by 9.00pm. Current height 3.3m. 05:00 pm: Forecast 4.4m 'tonight'. Current height 3.9m+ Fri 27th Jan 08.00am: Forecast 5.6m by 9.00am (major flooding). Current height 5.5m. Rain eased but more expected. 11.00am: River peaked at 5.5m and is now falling. All eyes on the sky as more rain is forecast. As the river falls we'll need volunteers to help clean up. Watch the webiste or your email inbox for further details. Click [Read More] for more weather links and photos ===> See Results for race results / photos.
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