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Other Local Resorts & Areas => Kayakoy Discussion Forum => Topic started by: KKOB on December 15, 2007, 07:43:58 AM

Title: Kaya Valley Flooding
Post by: KKOB on December 15, 2007, 07:43:58 AM
Here's a picture showing the extent of the flooding in the Kaya Valley.

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t301/KayaKoyuWalker/DSCF3540.jpg)
Title: Kaya Valley Flooding
Post by: tinkerman on December 15, 2007, 08:25:15 AM
Just a few paddy fields, (is it ok to say that now?)

Tinx ;)
Title: Kaya Valley Flooding
Post by: laffa on December 15, 2007, 14:23:34 PM
:DDont think the turkish people would be offended by that Tinx, but you might have started a whole new topic there, ;) Kaya I dont remember that area looking so green,  ;)
Title: Kaya Valley Flooding
Post by: cef on December 15, 2007, 14:27:50 PM
quote:
Originally posted by laffa

:DDont think the turkish people would be offended by that Tinx, but you might have started a whole new topic there, ;) Kaya I dont remember that area looking so green,  ;)


:D 'Paddy's Fields' are renowned for being very green :D ;)
Title: Kaya Valley Flooding
Post by: KKOB on December 15, 2007, 15:06:16 PM
Laffa,

It's always green between September and May.
Title: Kaya Valley Flooding
Post by: laffa on December 15, 2007, 16:39:34 PM
 :)It looks lovely, you are so lucky. ;)
Title: Kaya Valley Flooding
Post by: puma on December 15, 2007, 16:57:48 PM
the flooding looks bad hope it recedes soon, good photo though
Title: Kaya Valley Flooding
Post by: pookie on December 17, 2007, 08:37:03 AM
were there any crops in the fields this time of year ?  Hope they were all 'safely gathered in' :(
Title: Kaya Valley Flooding
Post by: KKOB on December 17, 2007, 12:26:20 PM
The harvest was complete. Most fields at this time of year are used for grazing.
Title: Kaya Valley Flooding
Post by: c1 on December 17, 2007, 14:24:40 PM
Am I wrong in thinking that last year the rain was in short supply?
Title: Kaya Valley Flooding
Post by: KKOB on December 17, 2007, 17:03:21 PM
There was plenty of rain in the Fethiye last year, but it was spread over a longer period. It seems we've had a couple of month's rain in a week.

Turkey on the whole had a shortage of rain, but Fethiye's was about average. The problem is that most of it flowed straight out into the bay. The farmers in the area rely heavily on water from higher ground either directly irrigating their crops, or percolating into artesian wells, and that's where they encountered a problem.

Last year we had standing water 14 inches deep in our woods for about 2 months. This year, the depth of standing water in the same area is about 26 inches.

No doubt the Turkish Met Office will give us some comparison figures soon.
Title: Kaya Valley Flooding
Post by: lance on December 29, 2007, 13:09:51 PM

why cant i open this picture the box with red cross in it .

                         Lance




quote:
Originally posted by KayaKoyuOldBoy

Here's a picture showing the extent of the flooding in the Kaya Valley.

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t301/KayaKoyuWalker/DSCF3540.jpg)
Title: Kaya Valley Flooding
Post by: KKOB on December 29, 2007, 18:31:09 PM
'Cos I moved it.

Here's another link to it.

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t301/KayaKoyuWalker/Flooding%20December%202007/DSCF3540.jpg)