Hi,
Thanks for getting this sorted - a great idea! I was there today and, yes, the levels are very low; my colleague went up to check the dam and tells me it was about 3m below the overflow channels. There was hardly anything in the cave in the morning and no rain put down all day.
To respond to (and elaborate on) the original post, I work at a nearby centre and use the valley frequently so I wil post here whenever I can; also this could be useful for me for work purposes. I know how some of you on here feel about caving as an instructed activity, however it does mean that we have risk assessments and operating procedures for Manchester and Goyden and a document specific to checking the water levels prior to caving. I can't see any problem with sharing this information so I'll see if I can post a copy here when I next have a spare moment at work.
I know this will open me up to the usual barrage of criticism but I may learn a thing or two myself!! We are signed up to the scour test alerts from yorkshire water but I've been told that not much comes down that far.
George