Bear Cross: a flooded Stour Valley Way

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The photograph on this page of Bear Cross: a flooded Stour Valley Way by Chris Downer as part of the Geograph project.

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Bear Cross: a flooded Stour Valley Way

Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 9 Jul 2012

The sign asks walkers to keep to the track, whose course is eminently visible here but it is impassable thanks to the flooding of the River Stour. Heavy rain over the weekend has caused havoc across parts of Dorset and this Bournemouth area was spared the most severe damage.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.771835
Longitude
-1.91798