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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan
I understand that. However with the most rain in April for 100 years, and the rivers overflowing, this usually brings the water table up. Especially when it is persistent rain, rather than just downpours over a day or two. It is often the fact that the water table is high, that stops water being absorbed through the ground, and caused the rivers to be so high. After all it isn't like summer floods when the ground is too dry to absorb the water, and it just runs off.
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All valid points I'm sure but surely the main reason for the lack of water is the fact Thames water sold of five reservoirs.