Flooding at Roath Basin
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Flooding at Roath Basin
Image: © Hywel Williams Taken: 11 Mar 2008
This flooding is not an uncommon sight here, especially during spring tides. The difference between normal tidal flooding and this is that it stays like this for a few days when the tides are high! The basin isn't part of the Cardiff Bay - rather it's sea water, filled from the nearby docks and I guess the water level is kept as high as possible for the docks. As for why the footpath to the right is regularly a couple of feet under water is either a miscalculation by planners or alternatively planners making the best of a bad situation.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.46483
Longitude
-3.157477