Talk:Winter flooding of 2013–14 on the Somerset Levels

O.D.?
"The Levels are a low lying area around 10 to 12 feet (3 to 4 m) O.D. which have been prone to flooding from fresh water and occasional salt water inundations."

"O.D."? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 154.5.155.44 (talk) 00:05, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
 * It stands for Ordnance Datum. I will put in full on the article.&mdash; Rod talk 08:02, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Shouldn't it be AOD - Above Ordnance Datum - or more commonly, "above sea level"? Ghmyrtle (talk) 12:45, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Could be - on Somerset Levels it says "mean sea level" as the tidal range in the Severn Estuary/Bristol Channel is so large that "sea level" varies considerably.&mdash; Rod talk 13:20, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
 * "10 to 12 feet above O.D.", would be OK, but I think "10 to 12 feet O.D." is meaningless. Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:21, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Update on management since 2014 floods
There's a good BBC News article which could provide a number of updates to this article.

Link

Including the new Somerset Rivers Authority. Argovian (talk) 11:45, 27 January 2015 (UTC)