It's not going to be nearly enough to replenish the depleted aquifer that supplies the River Kennet with its normal flow levels, but a week of rain has produced some interesting run off levels.
Having last posted about the dried out Upper Kennet, I returned to the UK last week and somewhat dismissed all the accounts of the proverbial downpour conditions. A slight amount of roadspray on the way to the office, the occasional need for wipers on the way home... and then I looked at the Environment Agency website river level report for the Kennet.
I should have packed a kayak rather than a camera, but whilst it's not the Dart, etc., this is what the River Kennet can occasionally offer in terms of flow rate for canoeing and kayaking:
Having last posted about the dried out Upper Kennet, I returned to the UK last week and somewhat dismissed all the accounts of the proverbial downpour conditions. A slight amount of roadspray on the way to the office, the occasional need for wipers on the way home... and then I looked at the Environment Agency website river level report for the Kennet.
This may be the last time in a long time that you'll see these sort of levels reported for the River Kennet.
I should have packed a kayak rather than a camera, but whilst it's not the Dart, etc., this is what the River Kennet can occasionally offer in terms of flow rate for canoeing and kayaking:
Barbel Bar nearly washed out by the water level.
