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Originally Posted by Less
Flooding surely isn't just about how high above sea level, it's about sudden downpours that hit an area, there are a few around the region that get hit often,
Fortunately because of inbreeding and webbed feet most victims survive.
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Flooding also has a lot to do with how much water the ground can absorb too.
Diverting water doesn't always work either. Rivers and ditches need to be dredged regularly to make sure that the flow of water is not slowed down.
The Jubilee River was dug out at a cost of £110million pounds in 2002 with a view to preventing the flooding of towns like Maidenhead and Wraysbury, it hasn't worked and those areas have been flooded a number of times in the last 12 years.
Some of the street drains will also be at fault because they will drain directly into the Thames, so that when the river is in flood the water from the Thames will go up the drains and flood the streets.