Fifteen Oxfordshire waterways on flood alert this morning (From Oxford Mail)

Fifteen Oxfordshire waterways on flood alert this morning

8:22am Tuesday 29th January 2013 in News By Pete Hughes, Reporter. Call me on 01865 425431

THE number of flood alerts in Oxfordshire has gone down over night to 15.

But one new river has been put on alert- the River Thames and its small tributaries from Calcutt to Lechlade including the Marston Meysey Brook and the Downington Brook, as of 8pm last night.

The other rivers in the county now on alert are: The River Cherwell and its tributaries from Lower Heyford down to Oxford including Rousham, Enslow, Thrupp and Hampton Poyle

The River Thames for Shiplake, Lower Shiplake and Wargrave The River Thames and its tributaries from Days Lock to above Pangbourne, including Dorchester and Overy, Shillingford, Benson, Ewelme, Wallingford, Winterbrook, East Hagbourne, South Moreton, North Stoke, Moulsford, South Stoke, Goring and Streatley

River Thames and tributaries from Buscot Wick down to Kings Lock, above Oxford, including Buscot, Kelmscott, Radcot, Chimney, Northmoor, Stanton Harcourt, Bablock Hythe and caravan park, Eynsham, Swinford and Yarnton

River Thames and tributaries in the Oxford Area, including areas between Wolvercote down to and including Radley and Jericho

River Thames for the Abingdon area, including areas between Abingdon down to and including Little Wittenham River Ock from Watchfield to Abingdon including, Stanford in the Vale, Charney Bassett, Lyford and Garford, and also the Letcombe Brook at Wantage, Grove and East Hanney.

River Ray and its tributaries from Shipton Lee to Islip, including Ludgershall, Blackthorn and Murcott River Windrush from Bourton to Newbridge including Burford, Asthall, Minster Lovell, Crawley, Witney, Ducklington, Rack End and Standlake.

River Evenlode from Moreton in Marsh to Cassington including, Kingham, Bledington, Milton under Wychwood, Shipton under Wychwood, Ascott under Wychwood, Charlbury, Fawler and Long Hanborough and also the River Glyme at Wootton and Woodstock.

River Thame from Marsworth to Dorchester including, Long Marston, Rowsham, North Aylesbury, Cuddington, Thame, Shabbington, Ickford, Waterperry, Cuddesdon, Wheatley, Quarrendon, Drayton St Leonard, Overy, the Chalgrove Brook at Chalgrove and Stadhampton.

Clanfield Brook for Clanfield Village and the Shill Brook for Bampton Ginge Brook, for the Steventon area down to and including Sutton Courtenay

Areas at risk of groundwater flooding in West Ilsley, East Ilsley, Compton, Chilton and West Hagbourne.

The following rivers have been taken off flood alert: The River Cherwell from Charwelton to just above Upper Heyford, including Woodford Halse, Edgcote, Cropredy, Marston St Lawrence, Banbury, Kings Sutton, Hook Norton.

Langford and Wendlebury Brooks and their tributaries from Stratton Audley down to the M40 near Merton, including Bicester and Wendlebury.