SJ2205 : River Severn in flood

Welshpool/Y Trallwng, Powys, Great Britain

River Severn in flood
River Severn in flood
Looking at the map, the Severn does not flow through the northern part of this square. A tell-tail ox-bow lake is shown due east of the photographer position and it is easy to see how, when heavy winter rains can cause this sort of widespread coverage of the flood plain, the main course of the river can change almost overnight.
A drainage ditch, which is impossible to see amid the flooding to the west of the main road LinkExternal link , goes under both road and railway just here. The Breidden hills are in the distance.
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SJ2205, 18 images   (find more images nearby)
Photographer
Penny Mayes   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Wednesday, 16 January, 2008
Submitted
Friday, 18 January, 2008
Category
Flood plain   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 228 059 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:38.7199N 3:8.4841W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 227 057
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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