Flood Alert Information

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 17th January 2021

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Tilshead Borehole Levels: 20th December 2020

The water level in the Tilshead borehole has risen steadily over the last week.  As I have mentioned in previous years, at this stage of the season, the aquifer is fairly insensitive to rainfall as...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 13th December 2020

The water level in the Tilshead borehole has risen steadily over the last week.  The level is still above the 7-year average and about 3-4 weeks early. More rain is forecast for the coming week...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 6th December 2020

The water level in the aquifer has risen steadily throughout the first week of December, but not as dramatically as some might imagine given the torrential downpours yesterday.  Although the run-off...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 1st December 2020

Today is the first day of recording for the 2020-2021 flood season.  As in previous years, the weekly graph will show the depth of water in the Tilshead borehole expressed in metres above Ordnance...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 29th March 2020

A lovely dry and often warm week has seen the steady fall of the Tilshead borehole water level and it is now below the 99m AOD flood alert level; although our Environment Agency Flood Alert remains...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 22nd March 2020

A most interesting week.  Overall, the Tilshead borehole water level fell steadily throughout the week, which reflects the lack of rain we have had during the last fortnight.  The relatively warm...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 15th March 2020

The water levels in the Tilshead borehole have fallen excruciatingly slowly over the last week from a peak of 99.59m AOD to today's low of 99.54m AOD; the lowest it has fallen since the 20th of...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 8th March 2020

Another week of intermittent rain and showers.  This has led to the Tilshead borehole level returning to it 99.58m AOD and exceeding that briefly yesterday to achieve an annual high of 99.59m AOD. ...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 1st March 2020

A fascinating week in which to watch the water levels in the River Till and the Tilshead borehole.  At the start of the week, the Environment Agency was suggesting that the borehole level had peaked...

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