Taken at sunset because of commitments earlier - more atmospheric or more obscure? You decide.

West Dean Gardens

https://imgur.com/WQcTWdH 
 
The following are/were all paths in the gardens:


https://imgur.com/jhSSF4r 
 

https://imgur.com/wD2LZbJ 
 

https://imgur.com/hpVLjMC 


From Lavant village itself:


https://imgur.com/wsnSWGy 
 Sheepwash Lane - river on the left (it was dry at the start of December), road closed on right



https://imgur.com/vITAEFf 

The village green - village hall on the far side, the floodwater last reached it in 2014

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There clearly has been a remarkable lot of rain since it broke further south, considering how dry it was until October.
Though drought not a concern here, it is still below average even since November and various areas which often pond in winter (and sometimes in wet summers) are still dry.
Note high levels in York for example are from Pennine rain.

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The aerial photo  in this link gives a much better feel for the situation
https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/environment/river-lavant-bursts-its-banks-leaving-fields-flooded-and-roads-closed-at-east-lavant-near-chichester-flood-alerts-still-in-place-across-west-sussex-3988787 
 

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Indeed Four it seems to have been wetter further south in the UK. It took a long time though to fill the chalk aquifers here. It was the end of November before that happened. Which shows how depleted the underground reserves were. As Bledur mentions elsewhere it's good to see this copious water bubbling up which helps the summer supplies. It might also flush out the underground water of contaminants though I think that's not scientifically proven.

And David the aerial  photo is a classic because  it shows the almost gin clear water unlike many floods that carry large amounts of agricultural soil to the sea. But that's another topic. 

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The groundwater charts haven't been updated since September, but the reservoir levels down here tell a tale!

https://www.southernwater.co.uk/water-for-life/reservoir-levels 

Bewl, the largest reservoir in the south east, went from 40% to 95% in two and a half months... from just above the minimum between 2000-13, to well above average. That's over 15 billion litres added - good news for the upcoming summer, anyway!

 

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