Yesterday was a rather busy day, since it was the first day of the York Residents Festival 2024, when various museums and other venues offer residents free admission, or some form of discount on food and other things.
My main objective was a visit to the Air Museum at Elvington, just to the south-east of the city. More of that in the coming days, but for today a look at the River Ouse in the city centre at the end of my day.
As you can see, the river is still making its presence felt along the riverside, although the flood level is gradually going down. The normal course of the river is just behind this dining area, which is located next to a tower which housed a tool booth to collect fees from vehicles crossing Skeldergate Bridge when it was first opened in the upper part, and machinery to open the bridge to river traffic in the lower part. Tolls have long since been abolished and the bridge lifting mechanism removed since opening the bridge to river traffic is no longer needed since the demise of sail powered ships. The building now houses Dyls cafe / bar.
To the right of this shot are Tower Gardens, which have partly emerged from the flood water, though one of the large trees there has fallen.
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The river level when this shot was taken was about 3.3 metres above normal level, and has since dropped to around 2 metres above normal. Sadly, today has been a very rainy day throughout the River Ouse catchment area, so new flood alerts have been issued, with the river forecast to reach about 4.2 metres above normal on Wednesday night. Much of the city is protected by defences which are generally effective up to a flood height of 5.5 metres.
Thank you Kathy. The water has been up and down a lot over the last few days. At the moment it is on its way down, with just a little lapping over the bank.
Ian
February 3rd, 2024
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Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
The river level when this shot was taken was about 3.3 metres above normal level, and has since dropped to around 2 metres above normal. Sadly, today has been a very rainy day throughout the River Ouse catchment area, so new flood alerts have been issued, with the river forecast to reach about 4.2 metres above normal on Wednesday night. Much of the city is protected by defences which are generally effective up to a flood height of 5.5 metres.
Ian
Thank you Kathy. The water has been up and down a lot over the last few days. At the moment it is on its way down, with just a little lapping over the bank.
Ian