River Wiske in flood
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River Wiske in flood
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 17 Mar 2019
The river levels are high, but not unusually so as I have known the road to be cut here. There will be increased flow on the Wiske which drains much of the Vale of Mowbray and a little from the moors, but part of the problem on this little river is that it backs up when the Swale is in flood.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.281984
Longitude
-1.433056