Ribble rising rather quickly
- Thread starter Ian P
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Although it's somewhat downstream the nearest EA gauge also shows a rapid rise & now includes rainfall at stainforth & on malham moor, as the nearest weather stations: https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/river-and-sea-levels?rloi-id=5086
Andrew N
Active member
We were in Lost Johns yesterday - we knew it was going to piss down so it wasn’t unexpected that the water levels would rise, however it was quite spectacular to actually see.
We turned around (mid-rope) at the bottom of the Battle Axe traverse pitch. There was no question at all that the streamway down there was impassable - I wouldn’t have even bothered trying to stand up in it - quite spectacular!
On the way in, the water had been toe deep. On the way out, it was up to our knees. To our surprise, when we emerged, it was a beautiful sunny day. This just goes to show how wet it must’ve been for the few hours we were inside!
We turned around (mid-rope) at the bottom of the Battle Axe traverse pitch. There was no question at all that the streamway down there was impassable - I wouldn’t have even bothered trying to stand up in it - quite spectacular!
On the way in, the water had been toe deep. On the way out, it was up to our knees. To our surprise, when we emerged, it was a beautiful sunny day. This just goes to show how wet it must’ve been for the few hours we were inside!
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pwhole
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I'm currently working on an EA job on the River Yarrow in Croston near Chorley, and which runs into the Ribble a few miles further downstream so it's affected by tides, and we've got conveyors on scaffolding 2.5m above the river - we had to strip them all out yesterday morning 'just in case', and it peaked at 2m exactly last night - so it wasn't strictly necessary, but they were on hire, so it was.
