Yesterday’s home game at Abingdon Town FC was postponed.

The Abingdon Parkrun, which starts and ends in Rye Farm Meadow (shown above), was cancelled. Organisers said “The risk to safety is too great to stage this weekend’s event.

Moored Boats appear to have survived without the scaffolding used during some previous floods.

There have been having some good sunsets and sunrises – picture taken this morning at the Abbey Meadows.

Thanks to David for the final picture taken yesterday morning at 9:30. He says “The stranded boat that was in Abingdon has moved on again and is caught in the safety fence before Culham weir.”

More pictures on an Abingdon Blog Facebook Album.

One feature of this flood is that people can explore the flood using the latest craze – stand up paddle boats (Steve’s Picture).

The runaway boat that got stuck on a field in 2013 finally got free in 2014 (Pat’s Picture).

Downstream from Abingdon Marina, a similar boat had been spotted – lodged between trees. So it has not got away from Abingdon yet.
 
People were saying today “water levels were higher yesterday”. So the flood mark at Abingdon Lock was possibly underwater then.

Finally thanks to Mark from Mostly Books for a youtube video exploring the floods with the children.

When I got back from work tonight the River Thames had reached the top of the T at the Iron Bridge in Abingdon.

Kevin was able to get some pictures during daylight that showed just what that meant… Abingdon Lock was underwater.

Thames Street was underwater.

The Water Feature in the Abbey Meadows was underwater.

(More pictures from Kevin who works at one of Abingdon’s greatest companies can be viewed at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kev_holohan/sets/72157639586714013/ )

Thanks also to Andy Haynes who sent pictures yesterday.

The birds have the River Thames all to themselves …

and a lot of what is usually dry land.

At lunchtime today there were a lot of interested people out with cameras and smart phones recording the floods.

Thanks to Kevin who sent me two images … The view towards Barton Fields …

and water flowing over the path near Abingdon Weir.

The level of the River Thames has leveled off at St Helen’s Wharf near the top of the letter O on the Iron Bridge. It was there at lunchtime and had not moved a few hours later.

Water is roaring downstream, towards Culham, and buffeting the boats tied up on the Wilsham Road railings, but at St Helens Wharf the water is gently washing over the pavement.