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Floods
Nov 26, 2009 21:54:27 GMT
Post by G Ritchie on Nov 26, 2009 21:54:27 GMT
Some pretty impressive pictures there. It just seems to have been a season of extreme weather conditions, lots of floods, periods during the summer when the temperature level/oxygen levels have made the very survival of the fish a struggle and a fair bit of snow/grue in the early spring.
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Floods
Nov 27, 2009 13:33:26 GMT
Post by sinkingtip on Nov 27, 2009 13:33:26 GMT
Thanks for posting David. Is the ghillie smiling because he has a day off ? ;D
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Floods
Nov 27, 2009 15:09:13 GMT
Post by davidturtle on Nov 27, 2009 15:09:13 GMT
Even at 79 (80 in October) Wattie always has a glint in his eye and a smile on his face!
David
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Floods
Nov 27, 2009 15:41:32 GMT
Post by butler106 on Nov 27, 2009 15:41:32 GMT
cheers for those pics David! what a height of water! i think i will take it easy on the wadding at the start of next year as iam sure that will have move a lot of the river bed! it must have been some level to be running over that field at 3ft at the bottom of the beat! aye ive never seen wattie without a glint in his eye or a smile on his face! top bloke!
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Floods
Nov 27, 2009 23:29:38 GMT
Post by davidturtle on Nov 27, 2009 23:29:38 GMT
You can measure it in the Spring! When we arrived at the bridge, the water was already falling and the fence was just under water. It had dropped 8 inches or so when the photo was taken and the top of the fence was visible.
Wattie reckoned it was the highest he had seen the river since November 1977. The river was a few inches below the road past the Yair Boat Pool. Some 70+ years ago it apparently flooded the road although since then it has had a few inches of tarmac added.
A raw introduction to the Tweed!
David
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