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York floods: 30+ pictures showing where the river has reached today

Don't park here… the River Ouse close to a flooded Terry Avenue. Photographs: YorkMix

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The River Ouse is still rising this lunchtime (Friday, 13 January).

It had reached 3.79m by 11.30am at the city centre Viking Recorder. The forecast now is for the river to peak at 4.21m at 9.45am tomorrow. The top of the normal range is 1.9m.

The vast majority of the city is unaffected. Riverside walks including Terry Avenue and New Walk are underwater.

Rowntree Park is closed, although the water has not reached inside. If levels do reach 4m-plus it could be breached.

Skeldergate is completely clear of water but the side streets are flooded.

There remain three flood warnings and five flood alerts in and around York, with 19 flood alerts across North Yorkshire.

Here are some views from the Ouse…

Skeldergate

Queen’s Staith Road
Next to York Sea Cadets
A view across to King’s Staith
Next to the Bonding Warehouse

From Skeldergate Bridge

Terry Avenue
The flooded river from Skeldergate Bridge
A view towards the riverside flats
The view the other way from Skeldergate Bridge

Clementhorpe and Rowntree Park

The view towards Skeldergate Bridge
The flood is kept behind the floodgates
The gates shut out the water on Clementhorpe
The view over the Clementhorpe barrier
Rowntree Park is closed, but not flooded as yet
The route to Terry Avenue is blocked by floodwater

Millennium Bridge

The Millennium Bridge is open
The water on the south side of the bridge
The view towards Terry Avenue
These steps are inaccessible
A general view from the bridge
The waters are high
But you can get over the bridge today (Friday, 13 January)
On the Fulford Road side
This is as far as you can go

Blue Bridge

The Blue Bridge is inaccessible
This is how far the water is up Blue Bridge Lane
The view from the lane

St George’s Field car park

Free of cars but underwater
The view across the car park
The water hasn’t reached the edge yet

Tower Gardens

The waters have cut off Tower Gardens
The water heads towards the steps
City of York Council pumps at Tower Gardens

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