Weed in the New River
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Weed in the New River
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 13 Jul 2017
Someone has been cutting weed further upstream and letting it all float away. The river is full of it. This isn't a good idea because as you see, it piles up around an obstruction, like this bridge arch, and can potentially cause flooding.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.752421
Longitude
-0.011612