FLOODING
ON
THE DEE
(at Farndon Bridge, south of Chester)
Aerial view of flooding at
Farndon
(by
Super1TV Productions)
Compare
these photos, taken near the bridge, to see how high
the flood
waters can
rise
May
2013
- normal water level
November
2012
- the Dee in flood
Nice
day
for a walk?
No
walking
today!
Compare the water level at the bridge
May 2013
November 2012
In
the
photo below, can you see the
lighter coloured bricks,
lower down?
These show where the water has
risen up to in the past.
Click
the
picture below to see emergency services in action during the
flooding of December 2015
Storm Christoph (January
2021)
The highest flood levels seen on the Dee in many
years occurred during Storm Christoph in January 2021.
The bridge between Farndon and Holt was closed for several
days, with the road flooded on the Holt side.
The bridge at nearby Aldford was damaged and a man rescued
from his car,
which had been washed into the flooded Aldford Brook, a
tributary of the Dee.
Where
does all the flood water come from?
Heavy rain on the Welsh hills drains into the River
Dee, filling it to overflowing - look
at the river in flood in the video below,
filmed at Llangollen in Wales, further upstream.