Rotherham.

[Nintendo rules]

Hi

if you live in the UK, im sure youll know about the rain, but you might know about the dam at Rotherham (Were i live)

What will happen if this bursts?

[H]

Well, we're a bit stymied by your wonder... :-?
Perhaps you don't dam the same thing over there -- if a dam bursts on this side of the pond, we'd expect a huge gush of water.

8-)

[spitfire boy]

Well, we're a bit stymied by your wonder... :-?
Perhaps you don't dam the same thing over there -- if a dam bursts on this side of the pond, we'd expect a huge gush of water.

8-)

I've heard of this dam. All I can say is sit tight, but be ready to get to higher ground at a moment's notice

Regards from your plane-crashing, hippie-bashing, pain-in-the-backside spitfire boy!

[eno]

I expect everyone down the valley from it will get wetter than they already are  ;D

[EGNX]

Well if it bursts I suspect that everywhere will get slightly wetter...  

[spitfire boy]

[quote]Well if it bursts I suspect that everywhere will get slightly wetter...

[eno]

Yes they have a relief channel ....... that is what caused the structural damage ..... when it overflowed because of too much rain :-/ :-/

[commoner]

...mmm.....maybe if we are going to see more of this kind of weather and disruption then the time has come to be shot of this kind of "time bomb" of which many  have been identified.  I quote..

  "Ulley

[john_uk]

simple maths by dear boy

river + settlemnet = flood

dam prevents flood

so

settlement + dam  = safe from flooding

settlement - dam in question = wet settlement

or something like that

[Tom...]

What i heard on the radio is that they are trying to pump water out to reinforce the structure, but at this rate it will fill up again at the weekend.
Also it supposedly would take 15 mins for the water to reach houses, so their should be some time to leave or move all the expensive stuff out of the way

[C]

...am I to understand then that it's original purpose ( whatever that was) is now extinct?  Is it's present status really worth it's potential for destruction I wonder? I know that spare time leisure activities are important but a couple of dozen anglers and a few windsurfers?....hardly worth it to my mind.......commoner :-/ :-/.

Quite. I was thinking the same thing earlier in the week - if the resevoir's use is purely recreational it doesn't need to be 40ft deep, so why was it not kept at a lower, managable (which it wasn't come the weather) level?