ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn ðɪ ˈaɪlənd wʌz bɹˈiːfli kəmplˈiːtli səbmˈɜːdʒd pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ ðə mˈeɪn ɪmˈɜːdʒənsi flˈʌd mˈɛdoʊ dˈiːlɪŋ wɪð kˈoʊpiəs ɹˈeɪnfɔːl əkɹˌɑːs ðə flˈʌd plˈeɪn ɔnðə sˈʌnbɛɹi stɹˈɛtʃ ʌvðə mˈoʊlsi ɹˈiːtʃ.
In February 2014 the island was briefly completely submerged providing the main emergency flood meadow dealing with copious rainfall across the flood plain on the 'Sunbury stretch' of the Molesey Reach.