Flood Warning

Hi all

As a "newby" to Shiplake, I have just received a flood warnnig via voicemail. Is this typical and a general precautionary warning or extra-ordinary and sometinng I should follow the .Gov gudelines for?

Ian Cooper

Sellwood House,

Mill Road.

Posted by: Ian Cooper | 28/12/2020 12:23 pm

Thank you all, for your quick responses and very informative messages. Ian

Posted by: Ian Cooper | 28/12/2020 7:11 pm

Hello Ian ... welcome to Shiplake ! We get these flood messages too here in Toast Lane- the short cut to Shiplake station platform. Have never had to act on them..... so far.....

Posted by: Wendy Nicholson | 28/12/2020 1:51 pm

Hi Ian You maybe interested in a dynamic web site that provides the river level at Shiplake. If you search for if you search "shiplake lock river level" high on the search results will be a site with this name. You will see the current height and a trend arrow, this is pointing up. Remember rainfall anywhere upstream from Shiplake causes a delayed river level rise in Shiplake.

Posted by: Malcolm Gregory | 28/12/2020 1:06 pm

I heard a flood warning for Shiplake and Lower Shiplake on radio Berkshire this morning.

Posted by: Joanne Stone | 28/12/2020 12:42 pm

Hi Ian, The Environment Agency issues flood warnings when property flooding is expected but for houses in Lower Shiplake on the river/Lashbrook (like mine) it is already too late. Today they have issued the warning when the water levels have started to go down... As the weather forecast is dry for the next few days, I don't expect water levels to go up any further. By all means stay vigilant but I don't think you need to overly worry at this stage. Nathalie McClure (Brookfield)

Posted by: Nathalie McClure | 28/12/2020 12:40 pm