Flood Alert Information

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 15th December 2019

The water levels in the Tilshead borehole never fail to confound expectations.  After a week of very heavy rain following a few dry days, you might have expected the rate of increase in the level to...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 8th December 2019

December has arrived and with it, we have the first week of data from the Tilshead borehole as the winter recharge of our local aquifer gets underway.  As you will have realised from several recent...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 31st March 2019

The end of March arrives with a fortnight of dry weather; very much "in like a Lion and out like a Lamb" as the old adage goes.   Spring has well and truly sprung with many of the trees now in bud...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 22nd March 2019

Just when I think I understand how the Tilshead aquifer works, along comes something different.  We've had 14 days with rain so far this month, a total of 61mm, and all the water level in the...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 15th March 2019

Well, well, well!  Despite having nearly a week with rain every day, making this even at mid-month at least the 3rd wettest March in the last six, the water levels in the aquifer have actually...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 8th March 2019

After quite a lengthy dry period at the end of February, we've had rain on 6 out of the last 7 days.  Despite this, the rate of rise in the water level in the aquifer has slowed constantly during...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 1st March 2019

Today, meteorologically speaking at least, is the first day of Spring.  I have to confess that I don't really believe we have had much of a Winter this year, it has been so warm.  It's also been...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 22nd February 2019

An interesting week, with very little rain (4.3 mm).  However, rain from the previous two weeks has clearly continued to feed into the aquifer, so the water level has continued to rise, albeit at a...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 15th Febuary 2019

A very interesting week as far as the borehole levels go.  As we've said on a number of occasions over the years, once the water level in the aquifer exceeds the 85 metre mark, the whole system...

Tilshead Borehole Levels: 8th February 2019

Apologies for being a day late - the delay was down to heavy rain, traffic on the A303 and the gas leak on the Packway. Well, its been a very interesting week as far as the waterlevel goes....

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