With nearby areas like Elland under flood water following the Boxing day floods as the river Calder burst it’s banks I wondered what effect the deluge of water would have on our local patch?
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Elland under water…
Thankfully very little flooding has occurred as the sluice gate and water courses at Raw Nook Nr and Toad Holes Beck held. Only the ‘ Fisherman’s pond at the latter site has burst it’s banks but the excess water has drained into the beck.
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Water seeping out at Toad Holes Beck
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The Beck at Toad Holes still holding on…