2014

SP6606 : Flooded River Thame at Shabbington

taken 10 years ago, near to Shabbington, Buckinghamshire, England

Flooded River Thame at Shabbington
Flooded River Thame at Shabbington
The River Thame splits in two to the east of Shabbington and is joined by a number of drains from the fields. When the river floods, such as can be seen here, this area is one of the first to be affected. This view is from near to the SP6606 : The Old Fisherman by the flooded River Thame looking NNE.
River Thame

The River Thame (pronounced "Tame") rises in the northern Chilterns as a combination of several streams to the north of Aylesbury. It meanders for about 40 miles through Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, past the town named after it until it meets The Thames at Dorchester on Thames (Oxon). At most times it is a fairly insubstantial river, especially in its more northerly reaches, but after heavy rains it can become far bigger - such as after the prolonged series of downpours experienced from Dec 2013 to Feb 2014; then it bursts its banks and floods the neighbouring land - mostly farmland - in its wide shallow valley.


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Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage River: Thame other tags: Floods Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · River Thame at Shabbington [12] · Near Shabbington [6] · Flooded River Thame [5] ·
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SP6606, 73 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 15 February, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 17 February, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 668 066 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:45.2578N 1:2.0112W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 667 065
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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