| P number: | P208585 |
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| Old photograph number: | A08663 |
| Caption: | 250 yd. SW of Saddle Gate (county boundary), Thornworthy tributary of West Lyn. Looking NW (downstream). |
| Description: | 250 yd. SW of Saddle Gate (county boundary), Thornworthy tributary of West Lyn. Looking NW (downstream). North Exmoor floods, 1952. The picture shows the largest peat rafts carried during the floods of August 15-16. These must have floated downstream at least 300-400 yards. The geologist is standing on the surface of the alluvium in front of a raft which is about 12 yards long x 5 yards and nearly 5 ft. high. |
| Date taken: | Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 BST 1952 |
| Photographer: | Rhodes, J. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| X longitude/easting: | 271500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 143500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 202.69 KB; 1000 x 707 pixels; 85 x 60 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 187 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, river/ Floods |
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