The Environment Agency released its flood map of UK this week. I've looked up my post code and we're ok (we should be at 900ft) but there's other area's in Sheffield that are "at risk". Check it out at .....
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood/826674/829803/?version=1&lang=_e

Well, seeing as I am at the top of a hill, I think that if I were in danger of flood from local rivers etc,then, "God help" all the poor Schmoes who live lower down the valleys which my hill overlooks...

(I overlook the Porter and the Sheaf valleys)

But, yeah, If the floods could come lapping at my back door, then it is highly likely that the tower-blocks near the junction of Ecclesall Road, and London Road would be submerged!!!

frightening thought!

As I understand it, despite the pain in the neck that the hills in Sheffield can be (it seems that, no matter where you go in Sheffield, even if you are going downhill, you need to go uphill, lol ) it is the very fact of our city being built on its seven hills that protects us from major damage and flooding.
(as well as providing us with stupendous views!)

There only really seems to be a couple of places, like Heeley bridge, and that bridge at the bottom of Owler Lane (Weedon Street?) going between Grimethorpe/Brightside and Attercliffe. and they seem to be identical in construction/ layout.

(i also seem to remember a new-build estate at Catcliffe being featured on the news a couple of years ago with flooding)

I should never want to live in the area in and around York, (the "Vale of York?") which is the flood-plain for the river Ouse. It seems like there only has to be a bit of a shower, up there, and the Ouse is flooding! I couldn't stand it!

Give me the city of Sheffield, and her "almost-vertical cliff-face hills", any day of the week! ;)

I do remember 1989, when the River Sheaf flooded, and the railway station was under a few feet of water.

that was bad enough! I don't know how the people who live in York can put up with it, year-in, and year-out! And I wouldn't like to think about how much their house-insurance premiums would be weighted by, because of the flood danger.

PT

Originally posted by Plain Talker

(i also seem to remember a new-build estate at Catcliffe being featured on the news a couple of years ago with flooding)

PT [/B]

I know someone who lived on that estate, catcliffe is in the rotherham borough... it was around november 2000 i think... and from what i understand the flooding was due more to mis-management than rain. there was aproblem with some of the flood defences down there and they allowed that area to become flooded to save rotherham town centre from flooding.

Oh dear! Meadowhall completely submerged. How sad, never mind!:clap:

City centre's OK though :thumbsup:

might be worth the rain then - if Meadowhall was to become a duck pond

...and if mobile phones don't work under water, where will they all go?

Sheffield Wednesday well and truly sunk !

That has cheered me up no end, the idea of Meadowhell as I call it being flooded. Whenever we have a decent down pour I scamper down to look at my local river the Sheaf. Many years ago I remember a car park on Little London road collapsing into the river and a poor little volkswagon beetle being washed away. So disappointing we don't have exciting things like that happening anymore but I live in hope. [child at heart]

like how it shows meadowhalls flood defenses has anyone actually seen them?

basically it is a small (small enough for 5/6 year old to climb over) wall with some tree planted near it for good measure

Originally posted by Plain Talker
i also seem to remember a new-build estate at Catcliffe being featured on the news a couple of years ago with flooding


I can remember that estate being built and driving past with my Dad and him saying they must be fools to buy a house on there because that is the flood plain for the River Rother.

Recently I've aquired a reprint of a 1901 map of Catcliffe and it even says where you would find that estate today "Liable to floods" so its a case of greedy developers and Rotherham Council should have know better than allow it to be constructed.

Oh and its no suprise to me that area is classed as a flood risk on the environment agency website.

Originally posted by ole1 I know someone who lived on that estate, catcliffe is in the rotherham borough... it was around november 2000 i think... and from what i understand the flooding was due more to mis-management than rain

The mis-management in the fact that it should'nt have been built there in the first place.

Interesting

I used to work in Chesterfield in an area that has been flooded ie water entering the building,twice in the last 10 years and in that time has seen the river overflow on several occasions yet it only ranks as a low risk of flooding on the web site.

Sheffield Wednesday well and truly sunk !

ther is a god

I can remember that estate being built and driving past with my Dad and him saying they must be fools to buy a house on there because that is the flood plain for the River Rother.

Recently I've aquired a reprint of a 1901 map of Catcliffe and it even says where you would find that estate today "Liable to floods" so its a case of greedy developers and Rotherham Council should have know better than allow it to be constructed.

Oh and its no suprise to me that area is classed as a flood risk on the environment agency website.



The mis-management in the fact that it should'nt have been built there in the first place.

suprise suprise corruption at the expense of ............... ooh average joe!