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Normal summer flow
of water at the Weir
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Restricted Flow
during July 2016
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Taken from B1508
River Bridge looking north.
Look at the Jetty on the right side of river.
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River at the rear
of properties along Colchester Rd -
Jetty high and dry
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River at the rear
of properties along Colchester Rd-
the water level is normally above the boundary wall
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Jetty by the Millennium
Bridge
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<<<Taken from the Millennium
Bridge
Images taken on 30th July 2016
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Jetty in front of
footpath to Colchester Rd, high
and dry
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Fish Ladder, just
before the Mill Weir - dry
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Mill Weir portage
and fish channel totally dry
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| Update August 3rd |
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On the 2/3rd August representatives
from The Environment Agency, Atkins Consultancy and Red
Services were on scene to remove the debris and carry out a
structural survey as part of ongoing long term maintenance work.
The procedure was to pump water into
the Float Chamber, which would raise the Weir gate and release any
obstructions.
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Red
Services were a team of divers who had travelled down from
Nottingham.
They were on site to carry out any submerged work, if necessary
to clear the lock debris.
Red Services normally work out of Grimsby, Deep Sea diving from
Oil and Gas Rigs |
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Update August 4th
Within 24 hours of the debris being cleared, the river had risen dramatically
with the water level quickly approaching its normal height.
The Fish Channel was again in full flow.
Water is also flowing out of the side channels which had previously
dried-up.
Compare that to the top right image on this page. |
