In recent days the south-west of England and Wales have experienced winter flooding. At Ross on Wye an elevated viewpoint on the cliffs by the graveyard offers a good view of the extent of the water near the town. The top panorama shows the large meander of the river at this point and the areas where the water has spilled out of its channel. When this photograph was taken the river gauge was registering a height of 3.9 metres above the datum point. The top of the river's normal range is 3.2 metres.
The second panorama was taken two days later and shows the river at its highest point in the current flooding - 4.65 metres above the datum point. At this level no houses were affected but a pub and a couple of other properties were somewhat inconvenienced by the water. The highest the River Wye has ever reached at this location is 5.1 metres in February 2020.
photo 1 © T. Boughen Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2
photo 2 © T. Boughen Camera: iPhone
