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  1. 23-Nov-12, 13:14 #1
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    Default flooding around watten area.

    hi, thinking of moving to this area . do you get many floods.
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  2. 23-Nov-12, 13:58 #2
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    I guess the floods are probably caused by the tears of locals at the thought of an 'incomer'. :-)
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  3. 23-Nov-12, 13:59 #3
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    Haent had to build an ark yet.Never waterskied down the road either....Fields are a bit waterlogged and muddy.
    Life is too short to spend it in beige underwear!
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  4. 23-Nov-12, 23:52 #4
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    Are you purchasing or renting...

    Watten is fairly dry... higher up the better... The river floods the fields especially at high tide and after heavy rainfall... Generally safe around the Watten crossroads...

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  5. 24-Nov-12, 12:28 #5
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    great to see a sense of humour. ah sure what would you make of an irish man.
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  6. 24-Nov-12, 12:45 #6
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    A nice stew?

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  7. 24-Nov-12, 13:23 #7
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    What did the drowning Watten hippy say?



    "Like help."
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  8. 24-Nov-12, 13:37 #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by sids View Post
    What did the drowning Watten hippy say?



    "Like help."
    Blub, blub, blub!

    Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
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  9. 24-Nov-12, 14:16 #9
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    You asked originally about flooding in Watten, well as mentioned the river does flood into farm fields occassionally, I have never seen the village under water and most roads remain open even after very wet periods.
    I have attached a few pictures to let your see the type of flooding that Watten has had in 2011, most houses are not built where flooding could be a problem, but some get pretty close to being able to fly fish for salmon!

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    Pictures taken from the bridge over the Wick River at Watten. Some of the signs say take care when fishing!
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  10. 24-Nov-12, 15:49 #10
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    You ain't sellin' it richardj.
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  11. 24-Nov-12, 16:41 #11
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    thanks for that richardj we get our fair share of the wet stuff but the uk is beating us this year. traveller.
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  12. 24-Nov-12, 17:19 #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by linnie612 View Post
    A nice stew?

    Welcome to the Org.
    wouldn,t that be an Irish stew
    sometimes the devil needs an advocate
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  13. 24-Nov-12, 17:56 #13
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    Default Beautiful Caithness

    traveller,

    ducati thinks I am being a bit negative ... but you did ask about flooding! Now on the other hand as I love Caithness a few more pictures showing you another side of the story. I hope you decide to move to Caithness, Watten is a lovely village.

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    I did have more but the forum software is not allowing me to add anymore at the moment
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  14. 24-Nov-12, 17:59 #14
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    Another few pictures of beautiful Caithness

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  15. 25-Nov-12, 08:49 #15
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    Nice save richardj! Is that a caught fish or bait?
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    I would contact SEPA for a definitive answer.
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    Courage to change the things I can,
    And wisdom to know the difference.
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    Check out SEPA's indicitave flood map on their website.
    I encountered problems providing the link.
    Last edited by Stack Rock; 25-Nov-12 at 10:48.
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  18. 25-Nov-12, 12:07 #18
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    ducati, it was probably just a small fish being caught, however more typically the fish are a little bigger!

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    This is a box of fish I caught

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    p.s. this is not me, just one of the better anglers on the boat with a reasonably sized cod

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  19. 25-Nov-12, 12:12 #19
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    Stack Rock

    I think the link you were wanting to show is http://go.mappoint.net/sepa/ then enter Watten in the search box. It does take a while to load the map.

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  20. 25-Nov-12, 15:37 #20
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    The floods are bad enough, then there's the tsunamis.
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