Whaley Bridge Evacaution - Toddbrook Reservoir

[milkloss]

I don’t if this is interesting to anyone but it’s the pilot that did lots of flyovers of the oroville dam in the us.

 

[Steevo]

I don’t if this is interesting to anyone but it’s the pilot that did lots of flyovers of the oroville dam in the us.

Interesting that he says the spillway has only been used twice....

 

[digger64]

I read that fire brigade are pumping water out. Would they not be better off getit ng a few slurry pump contractors in as I bet there pumps are bigger or is that just too simple?

Might be a stupid idea , why not just syphon the water over the slipway the opposite side to the damage with the outfall below it ?

 

[Bury the Trash]

Water shortage to where ever it supplies will be the next issue i guess.

 

[Lincs Lass]

Water shortage to where ever it supplies will be the next issue i guess.

Think it was only built to supply the canal back in its industrial time and when the cotton mills in Manchester were powered by steam.
Shouldn't think 100 years ago the water level ever came as high as it would be draining everyday.

 

[Lincs Lass]

I had a thought today,, yes dangerous I know.
What will they find as the water goes down,,bodies was my first thought, how many people have gone missing over the years and no clues of there where abouts,, A reservoir is the ideal spot to make somebody vanish,,

 

[renewablejohn]

Think it was only built to supply the canal back in its industrial time and when the cotton mills in Manchester were powered by steam.
Shouldn't think 100 years ago the water level ever came as high as it would be draining everyday.

According to the Canalworld site prior to the Canal and River trust there used to be a reservoir employee on site maintaining and operating the reservoir reacting to weather conditions actually living on site in the reservoir house. Since the Trust took over the employee has been made redundant and the house sold to third parties.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

I don't disbelieve you on the metrics but most of those pod based pumps on demount gear on the MAN 6 and 8 wheelers you see around the country belong to HMG and are strategic civil defence placement not the individual fire authorities. Seeing how big the boxes are , I'm surprised the capacity is so low

The fire authorities do invoice for their work in these circumstances

Actually their capacity is more like 1 ton per SECOND. I remember all the fuss when they were bought. Each one will make a slurry pump look like a toy. They use 900mm pipe IIRC.

I'll look out the photo an old friend sent me of them arriving in Somerset Levels a few years ago.....

 

[Mc115reed]

Actually their capacity is more like 1 ton per SECOND. I remember all the fuss when they were bought. Each one will make a slurry pump look like a toy. They use 900mm pipe IIRC.

I'll look out the photo an old friend sent me of them arriving in Somerset Levels a few years ago.....

Depends who’s slurry pump we’re talking about here??? An American custom pumper who will move 2million gallon in a 10hour day or an English hill billy contractor who struggles do 100k gallon a year

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Depends who’s slurry pump we’re talking about here??? An American custom pumper who will move 2million gallon in a 10hour day or an English hill billy contractor who struggles do 100k gallon a year

A 1cumec pump (1 ton per second) would shift 7.9 million gallons in a 10 hour day.

That's why the 3 at the Somerset Levels were using a full articulated tanker of diesel every 3 days!

 

[JCMaloney]

I had a thought today,, yes dangerous I know.
What will they find as the water goes down,,bodies was my first thought, how many people have gone missing over the years and no clues of there where abouts,, A reservoir is the ideal spot to make somebody vanish,,

Is there something you wish to tell us?

From my days in Essex knowing some "interesting characters" it was rumoured that more deceased folk were set in concrete on bridges etc than dumped in water.

 

[Lincs Lass]

Is there something you wish to tell us?

From my days in Essex knowing some "interesting characters" it was rumoured that more deceased folk were set in concrete on bridges etc than dumped in water.

Yes I dare say theres a fare few missing folks propping up motorway flyovers but it has been known for them to be found in the drink ,often with something heavy tied to them

 

[renewablejohn]

Was amazed when we took the canal boat under spaghetti junction in Birmingham the vandals drained a section overnight only to reveal at least six safes of various sizes.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

i heard it wasn't the water that caused the problem but a couple of muslims in a speed boat as it is ramadam

 

[Cowcalf]

proper maintenance I see no problem. Its amazing what folk could build a couple of centuries ago be it dams bridges or buildings built for horse and car yet today with all our fancy equipment we cannot build anything to last or look very good, at one time we did not even have cement

 

[renewablejohn]

proper maintenance I see no problem. Its amazing what folk could build a couple of centuries ago be it dams bridges or buildings built for horse and car yet today with all our fancy equipment we cannot build anything to last or look very good, at one time we did not even have cement

Thankfully cement is banned on this farm only traditional Lime Mortars and Lime Plasters.

 

[Netherfield]

Local reservoir are installing two big gate valves, the picture shows one of the bends to attach to the valves.

We're told it's all down to what occured at Whaley Bridge, the valves are to let a large volume of water out in case of an emergency, where the water will escape to I'm not quite sure, could end up flooding the old David Brown factory.

 

[le bon paysan]

We're told it's all down to what occured at Whaley Bridge, the valves are to let a large volume of water out in case of an emergency, where the water will escape to I'm not quite sure, could end up flooding the old David Brown factory.
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[Barley]

Anybody got any long range predictions for weather in march?

 

[Steevo]

Anybody got any long range predictions for weather in march?

It will be dry and sunny, with variable length spells of wet weather interspersed in between.

It will also wet, windy and rainy, with variable length spells of dry weather interspersed in between.