River Mersey Tidal Bore 28th April 2017

[@yepanty]

Amazing footage of the drone ! 2 film locations : I like Warrington bridge !

[@rhylmark]

dont forget to add info when you do your site

[@robbridges5975]

lol, will do Mark. I paid a visit to the bridge a couple of weeks ago. Pedestrians are forbidden anywhere near it. Such a shame; would have made a brill viewing location.

[@tomvarley4344]

the tidal bore at Hesketh bank is good to watch from an 8.5 metre tide upwards

[@robbridges5975]

The Ribble bore usually puts on a good show from there, but I've found the bore on the Douglas can be very temperamental as to whether it shows or not. Where exactly do you observed from?

[@besquareorbethere2680]

The river: Looks peaceful Tidal bore: *"We don't do that here"*

[@G16Rof]

Hi Rob great video I'm very interested in seeing the tidal bore as i live near Forest way. are they an everyday occurrence or only happen at an exceptionally high tide? thanks

[@robbridges5975]

Hi Gareth. A bore on the Mersey usually occurs when high tide at Liverpool (Gladstone Dock) is 9.5m or more. If you search online you can find tide tables for this location which will tell you when high tides occur, how big they will be and when. Many factors affect whether a bore will be produced or not e.g if the river is flooded that decreases the chance, a strong Westerly wind will increase the chance, rain out in Liverpool Bay will also increase the chance. I’ve seen a bore produced on an 8.9m tide, and none being produced on a 10m tide. The bore can be seen from Forest Way Bridge anywhere from 1 minute to 30 minutes before high tide at Gladstone Dock (usually about 20 minutes before). Happy bore watching!

[@rhylmark]

hi rob..its mark..we ,et at runcorn...footage SO MUCH better than mine!1checked out the bridge over the dee and it has pathways on both sides of it but...no pathways to it!! so you would have to walk alongside the road

[@robbridges5975]

Hi Mark. Thanks v much for the info re the bridge over the Dee... I'll make good use of that. Hope you get to see more bores. rob

[@bobmather3615]

I appears that some creature surfaced at about 7.00 or just past. Or, was it a stump?

[@robbridges5975]

There are many objects that lie just below the surface of the river. The turbulence caused by the bore can cause them to rise above the surface momentarily.