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Woodside, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 - floooding risk?

  • 25-02-2013 12:01PM
    #1
    PMC83
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    http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/woodside-rathfarnham-dublin-14/2327359

    Looked at this over the weekend. Very nice, but concerned if its a flooding risk. Its at the back of the estate and far enough from Dodder park road but the estate is overshadowed by a golfclub.
    Wondering if theres a possibility of run off flooding? The whole estate does slope gently to the main road but I have read reports that the front was flooded in 2011...

    What do people reckon?


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  • #2
    cameramonkey
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    The main Dodder Park Road was flooded in the big rain storm right outside that estate and the road was impassable. It was a pretty unusual amount of water in the river, I was there that night and plenty of houses were flooded in the general Rathfarnham area. I would drop in and ask the neigbours or maybe some of the older people on Dodder Park Road, they would tell you.

    The area is really nice but living in a house that is at risk from flooding is a nightmare.

    http://www.dublincity.ie/WaterWasteEnvironment/waterprojects/pages/riverdoddercatchmentfloodriskassessmentmanagementstudy.aspx

    Maybe ring one of the people involved in the flood risk report above.


  • #3
    Idbatterim
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    I live at top of braemor road, surely there isnt a chance that these houses have been flooded before? dodder road lower yes...


  • #4
    cameramonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,220 ✭✭✭cameramonkey


    Idbatterim wrote: »
    I live at top of braemor road, surely there isnt a chance that these houses have been flooded before? dodder road lower yes...

    i have seen parts of Lower Dodder Road and Dodder Park Road flooded in the last two years. The entrance to the estate we are talking about was under water as was the whole junction to the river. Another small tributary joins the dodder in that location and I think this causes flooding problems however the house in question may be far enough back not to flood.


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