I've often posted shots of this area, and today there are two for you. These two shots were taken from roughly the same viewpoint, four days apart. They show part of Kings Staith in York.
The top shot was taken last Tuesday, and shows quite a busy scene with people eating and drinking at the tables outside the pub and restaurant. Clearly the return to normality is underway, although the scene isn't as busy as it would have been before the pandemic.
The lower shot was taken yesterday, and mother nature has imposed an interuption on the return to normal. Heavy rain up in the Dales has swolen the rivers that converge on York and the River Ouse has broken it's banks and is lapping against the steps of the buildings here.
This is only a brief interuption. Most floods in York tend to be quite short, and the water is already back within the normal river channel, so a clean-up and the return to normal can continue.
Brilliant! What a great idea. Not so good for the businesses affected though. I was in York for a small reunion one November when it was flooded. It was difficult getting around and the boat trips were off.
A quick turn around there but sadly the Sand Martin nest holes at Naburn Lock have been inundated, don't knnow if they'll have time or energy to try again. Uni has a "hotel" for Swallows, Swifts, Martins at Hes East, maybe Naburn should build one.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
As floods go in York, this is not very serious. I have on previous occasions seen the flood water almost to the top of the ground floor windows on the Kings Arms (white building on the left). This flood mainly affected just the riverside walkways. I have seen a photo earlier today with the benches outside the buildings already back in use.
I'm impressed with your eyesight Peter, I think you are right. There are usually several occasions each year when the river breaks it's bank. Some places have markings to show the height that previous floods have reached, with the record being quite a bit higher than this one.
@fishers my understanding is that the summer floods can affect them badly but the usual winter ones don’t because they - and I’m not sure at which stage, larva or adult - are underground
Funnily enough there was some work done in Pickering on the edge of the North York Moors. There a scheme was drawn up for traditional hard defences but it was far too expensive to justify for the relatively few properties that would be protected, so they have instead gone for soft defences, with log dams across streams upstream from the town which allow water to leak through but slow it down. There is also a shallow earth bank across part of the valley with a small hole where the stream flows through which again slows the flow when there is a dramatic surge of water from the Moors. So far it seems to have worked well.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
As floods go in York, this is not very serious. I have on previous occasions seen the flood water almost to the top of the ground floor windows on the Kings Arms (white building on the left). This flood mainly affected just the riverside walkways. I have seen a photo earlier today with the benches outside the buildings already back in use.
Ian
I'm impressed with your eyesight Peter, I think you are right. There are usually several occasions each year when the river breaks it's bank. Some places have markings to show the height that previous floods have reached, with the record being quite a bit higher than this one.
Ian
I always wonder what effect the more serious floods have on the tansy beetles when the tansy plants are affected by flood water.
Ian
Funnily enough there was some work done in Pickering on the edge of the North York Moors. There a scheme was drawn up for traditional hard defences but it was far too expensive to justify for the relatively few properties that would be protected, so they have instead gone for soft defences, with log dams across streams upstream from the town which allow water to leak through but slow it down. There is also a shallow earth bank across part of the valley with a small hole where the stream flows through which again slows the flow when there is a dramatic surge of water from the Moors. So far it seems to have worked well.
Ian
Thank you both. Most floods in York come quite quickly and go again very quickly. All the businesses are open again.
Ian