Well, that's not the case down here in the South Downs. The groundwater welling up in these pictures is rising about three miles further up the valley and about 25m vertically higher than the normal spring. These pictures from the Sussex-Hants border:

On the Sussex side at West Marden, looks like this for about half a mile on either side

 

 

On the Hampshire side, the valley which carries the Portsmouth railway line

The spring above Idsworth (the water appears in the field just next to this) and takes over the road

... creating havoc as it goes ...

 

The village of Finchdean has 3 out of 4 roads into the village closed (officially, that is). Notice the sandbags and the pumping still happening

When Hamphire CC decide to close a road, they don't mess about! The 'ford', normally dry, at Rowlands Castle where the water is currently a foot or more deep

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I think those who are saying that are a little ignorant with regards how much rain there was , that still looks awful, I think the rain over the next few days will flood the fields again around here and burst a few banks for sure ( IMBY)

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Great photographical diary entry of what has been a truly devastating winter for so many parts of the country.  

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Aye, that's the problem - it won't take  much to bring the floods back.   We've had a brief respite but it's by no means over yet

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Thanks for sharing those images. They do a very nice job of explaining the current groundwater situation in quite a few places.

As Andy says it wouldn't take much to bring the floods back for some (ignoring those unfortunate areas still under water).

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Groundwater levels 

Broadhalfpenny Down, near Hambledon

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Research/Hambledon_GW.pdf

Chilgrove, near Chichester

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Research/Chilgrove_GW.pdf

both crently higher than any recent record for late Feb

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Its a shame to see all the rainwater everywhere.. May March winds with no rain would help..going to be a few months to recover.The history books are going to have a lot images. For Goverment to remember.

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Still a lot of groundwater flooding here, which responds immediately to any rainfall.

Fortunately today's rain seems to be a lot less potent than forecast

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Not here it isn't had a good period of moderate rain

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Todays rain has filled  fields again, rivers right to the top of the banks

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