This year the rainy season was very short. Heavy rain began spectacularly on June 23, but it was all over by July 8. From July 8-25 a long dry spell set in with severe summer heat in the 30s every day. River levels are already very low and unless we have some frequent rains this summer, we are looking at some severe water shortages. Tainai River is already totally dry below the mountains due to water extraction for paddy field irrigation.
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| Takiya River: stage = 44.5cm, Q = 0.384m3/s, Ta = 23.1C, Tw = 18.1C |
Plenty of wildlife to be seen today - monkeys, kamo shika deer (mother and kid), and kingfisher (kawa semi). The water temperature is perfect for a cooling swim at lunchtime.
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| Sand bags used to divert Takiya's flow into the irrigation channel |
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| Takiya River's single irrigation channel just upstream from confluence with Miomote River |
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