The River Thames is rising and the Taplow flow control structure on the Jubilee River is being opened to divert flood water away from Windsor, Eton and Maidenhead.
THE TAPLOW GAUGE
You will find that the gate movements at Taplow appear on the graph here
Please note that the gauge is upstream of the gates therefore the level drops as the gates are opened – and rises as the gates are closed. The effect on the graph appears small but the change in released volume is large.
The diverted flood water travels relatively quickly down the Jubilee River and re-enters the River Thames at the confluence in Datchet.
WINDSOR PARK
The Windsor Park gauge is located on the North bank of the Thames between the Windsor Road bridge and Datchet riverfront. You will find that the gate movements at Taplow appear as ‘S shaped shocks’ on the Windsor Park graph here.