Another gov't/EA sponsored IT disaster waiting to happen. It would probably work out cheaper to pay me to sit at home and when they 'phone me I'll go down to the sluice and turn the handle - I think its a job that just about fits my skill set these days.....
Statistics:Posted by Darcy Sarto — Tue 01 Jul, 2014 10:18 am
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I think that because all our rivers have natural floods plains that are as yet undeveloped, as well as well maintained sluices and weirs, the only major flooding I can remember has been when the Beane flooded Port Vale back in the 60s because of a blockage at the sluice down river. Essentially human error.
I attended an event at County Hall where someone from district council confessed that they are responsible for the sluice at Hertford Castle but they did not know they were! So it was a surprise to them earlier this year when the environment agency rang them up and asked them to adjust the sluice quickly because of a severe flood warning. Apparently they are investing in some telemetry that will mean the sluice is adjusted automatically in future.Statistics:Posted by LoucasX — Tue 01 Jul, 2014 8:49 am
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Could that have been the same date? Sept 1968? Has it flooded since?I remember in the early/mid 1970s the end of Port Vale under the scooby doo bridge and the bottom of Nelson Street getting severely flooded and only McMullen lorries large enough to get through. Although I was only a child at the time so it may have seemed a lot deeper than it actually was
I remember being young enough to be concerned about the 100s of snails that had climbed the tall weeds on the edge of the bridge embankment and were subsequently surrounded by water. We took great pleasure in rescuing them and I'm sure someone was even lending a hand sitting in a dingy!Statistics:Posted by Taxing — Thu 16 Jan, 2014 1:50 pm
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So for now at least it would appear we are safe!
Statistics:Posted by Louis M — Thu 16 Jan, 2014 9:32 am
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I remember in the early/mid 1970s the end of Port Vale under the scooby doo bridge and the bottom of Nelson Street getting severely flooded and only McMullen lorries large enough to get through. Although I was only a child at the time so it may have seemed a lot deeper than it actually was
Could that have been the same date? Sept 1968? Has it flooded since?Statistics:Posted by Marilyn — Thu 16 Jan, 2014 8:58 am
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Statistics:Posted by Taxing — Thu 16 Jan, 2014 8:54 am
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There is also a photo in one of the books on Hertford of the bottom of Nelson Street and Port Vale. It got pretty high there as well.
Millmead Way would have been underwater had it been there!
Statistics:Posted by Marilyn — Wed 15 Jan, 2014 4:54 pm
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Nearest reference I can find on the web are these amazing pictures of Watton.
http://www.hertsmemories.org.uk/page_id ... 8p37p.aspx
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Statistics:Posted by 2929paul — Sat 11 Jan, 2014 9:06 am
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