jasonbirder said:Thinking of a trip into Watergrove Sough tonight...what have the water levels been doing recently?
John B said:Does anyone know if the Lathkill is flowing? I may go and look
MarkC said:John B said:Does anyone know if the Lathkill is flowing? I may go and look
Wasn't flowing on Countryfile last night! Sounds like it might be soon though with the help of Prof. Gunn...
At risk of being shot down for going off topic again, there is a very interesting debate going on in the AditNow forum about this. It seems the Haddon Estate Fishery (unclej) are suggesting possible access to sites and documents if the flow from Magpie is stopped.Tripod said:With respect - the water situation in Lathkill Dale is nowhere near as simple as the feature on Countryfile made out. The river bed is man made, there is photographic evidence of the river being used for fishing after Magpie Sough was driven. Since the mid-1970's (when Magpie Sough was re-opened, though it had reopened itself via the sough tail shaft and the very significant drought of 1976) reasons for the lack of water in the Lathkill have be sought. The reasons will lie in natural cycles (known before and after the driving of Magpie Sough and the canalising of the river bed for fishing purposes), failure to maintain the artificial river bed, climate change (maybe) and possibly other changes in drainage in the area (how is it that Critchlow Cave, never known to flood fifty years ago has flooded dramatically since?).
Tripod said:(how is it that Critchlow Cave, never known to flood fifty years ago has flooded dramatically since?).
danthecavingman said:Hello,
Again, off topic, but I'm sure I read somewhere (and it would seem feasible) that the driving of the Hillcarr Sough to unwater the mines around Youlgreave and Alport causing the Lathkill to dry up more frequently....
Dan.
unclej said:Hi TripodTripod said:(how is it that Critchlow Cave, never known to flood fifty years ago has flooded dramatically since?).
When did you last see Critchlows running please?
Thanks