Memory of the flood
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Memory of the flood by Jonathan Wilkins as part of the Geograph project.
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Memory of the flood
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 26 Dec 2016
Detritus still clings to the riverbank vegetation over 3 metres above the level of the River Irwell on this bright Boxing Day morning, a far cry from the devastating flood which was in force just a year previously.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.54425
Longitude
-2.359124