A Bit of Debris

The recent heavy rainfall and increased river flows created quite a large raft of debris in front of Stamp End Lock by the weekend. The rubbish that missed the weir gathering in front of the lock gate instead.

No amount of prodding and poking with the boat hook could convince it to move on down the weir so we have to carefully negotiate it instead and try to keep it out of the lock. Easier said then done.

Only the very end of the lock pontoon left to use.

A fair old mix of debris. Someone had already removed some larger bits to the pontoon.

Naughty-Cal edging her way around the raft. Luckily she is small enough and agile enough to do this.

Lined up got the lock entrance again.

Only one sluice in operation on Saturday but still a lot of water being moved through. Mooring on the downstream lock landing would have been difficult with the flow of water pushing beneath it.