Fields are underwater along the River Thames floodplain and appear like a continuous lake. The water level rose through Monday and Tuesday but levelled off today, Wednesday, according to https://riverlevels.uk/thames-abingdon-on-thames-abingdon-lock.
This is the Abingdon Vale Cricket Ground.
This is Rye Farm Meadow.
This is the splash pad area in the Abbey Meadow. There was also thin ice.
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Nearly back to average water storage levels
The river had broken its banks but had not yet flooded the field.
At the height of the summer drought, there were a few trickles at Abingdon weir. Now there is a torrent.
When Thames Water ended the hosepipe ban on 22nd November, after heavy rain in November, they said, ‘We predict that just 60% of normal winter rain will return capacity (that is underground sources, rivers, and reservoirs) to normal by next spring.’
Their December 2022 situation report says ‘Farmoor reservoir capacity continued to increase, and by December month end was 97%. Capacity also increased to 82% in the Lower Thames reservoirs at the end of December, but this is still below the long-term average.’
Traffic Lights removed from Abingdon Bridge (temporarily?)
The traffic lights were gone this morning.
Traffic lights had restricted access on Abingdon Bridge since May 2021, when a problem was detected. Work began on the weakened bridge at the end of November 2022.
The work pontoon has also gone.
P.S. See the comment. This could be temporary.
Frosty Morning
There was a frosty sunrise over the River Thames.
I photographed these two swans flying after a running takeoff.
Hoar frost covered branches of trees, leaves, hedgerows and the grass blades at Caldecott Recreation Ground
These pictures do not show all the cars trying to get to school or to work. I cannot remember seeing a queue so long of vehicles on Caldecott Road waiting to get onto Drayton Road.