Thames in flood

Benson weir

Benson Lock - Boxing Day 2012

Under normal river conditions the lock and weir at Benson provide a 'step' in the Thames of 6ft 2in.

From Cholsey Hill

North West from Cholsey Hill. 01 December 2012

Flood plain

Panorama of Winter floods from Wallingford Castle supplied by Panoramic Earth

The actual composite image which the interactive panorama is based on (gets bigger if you click it)

Crowmarsh

Water level now falling. 6" below 2007. Didn't quite reach 2003's level.

The cloud is man-made, courtesy of Didcot power station.

I was going to thank the lady in the knitted had for providing the foreground interest but she'd left by the time I packed my tripod away.

Panorama of Thames in flood at Crowmarsh Gifford supplied by Panoramic Earth