StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Slatey Sike

This is the view of the "other side" of the flood interception ponds on Slatey Sike, after the downpours earlier in February [Ciara, Dennis and other rain storms]. Whilst the ponds are now draining - having done their job of intercepting the flows - runoff from the higher ground is still visible. The sheep aren't too happy as everything is still sodden, and they are quite muddy.

What looks like flooding in the aftermath of Storms Kathleen & Pierrick [4th to 10th April 2024] is actually the filled up flow retention ponds, which slow the discharge of storm water. [Has been raining all day]

What looks like flooding in the aftermath of Storms Kathleen & Pierrick [4th to 10th April 2024] is actually the filled up flow retention ponds, which slow the discharge of storm water. [Still raining heavily, by the way]

Additional heavy rain & runoff on the 20th February 2020, after Storms Ciara & Dennis had saturated the ground, so the interception ponds on the Slatey Sike flood prevention scheme are more than full.

Additional run-off from more rain after Storms Ciara & Dennis has passed over, means the Slatey Sike interception ponds are more than full. At almost full zoom, combination of rain on the window and camera shake have made the focus lower quality.

Further heavy rain on 20th February 2020, after Storms Ciara & Dennis earlier in the month, the ground was easily saturated and watercourses ran very full. Despite the amount of rain, this event wasn't named as a storm. The water retention ponds on Slatey Sike are overfull. [image zoomed in to show the situation] The image is very grey as heavy rain was falling from dense and low cloud.

The floodwater retention ponds on Slatey Sike are well filled after more than a day's heavy rainfall, from Storm Dennis - 15th / 16th February 2020.

The small beck (Slaty Sike) to the left of the road has had a number of small dams built across it, to impound water and slow the downstream progress of a peak flow event as part of an active catchment management scheme for Haltwhistle Burn. see notes. link to the project website - research.ncl.ac.uk/haltwhistleburn The sheep are trying to shelter in the lee of the trees, they are on the steeper slope, which is slightly less sodden.

In action again - heavy rain (and strong winds) from a slowly moving frontal depression. This downpour was a couple of days before "Storm Gertrude" was identified / named. The sheep are more sheltered by the trees up there on that slope and the ground is slightly better drained and their routes across are under water..