Source Of River Thames Stops Flowing After Driest March In UK Since 1929

[hatrack]

The source of the River Thames has dried up after the UK experienced the lowest recorded rainfall in March since 1929. The Thames head spring in Trewsbury Mead near Cirencester, Glos., has stopped flowing after the driest March in more than 80 years.

It was fed from deep underground and joins with the River Churn to make up the waters of the Thames that stretches for 215 miles (346 km). But a stone placed in the meadow three miles south of Cirencester to mark the source of the infamous river is as dry as a bone.

Experts are warning that the lack of rainfall is likely to lead to hosepipe bans and the possibility of droughts through the summer. The Met Office reported that the average rainfall in England from 1 to 29 March was just 13.3 mm – just a fifth of the average for the whole month of 66.6mm.

Provisional figures make it the driest since 1929 – when there was no measurable rain until the 24 March and a total of 7.8 mm was recorded for the entire month.

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http://swns.com/river-thames-source-dries-up-271138.html

[freshwest]

1. That's pretty depressing. A few years ago it was out of its banks, this is worse.

[Barrett808]

2. Even more depressing is my collection of 'freshwater depletion' stories:

Desdemona's collection of 'freshwater depletion' stories

[DavidDvorkin]

3. "Infamous"?

Perhaps the writer of the article thinks that "infamous" is the same as "very famous".