sˈɪns ðə flˈʌdz ʌv dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, hˌuːz hˈaɪt ɪz mˈɑːɹkt ɔnðə bɹˈɪdʒkiːpɚz kˈɑːɾɪdʒ, ɹˈɪvɚ dᵻfˈɛnsᵻz hɐvbɪn ɹˈeɪzd sˌoʊ ðætðə fˈiːldz ɔnðə nˈɔːɹðɚn sˈaɪd kˈɛlfiːld ˈɪŋz ænd ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ fˈɛɹi bˈoʊt ˈɪn, ˈɔːlsoʊ ɔnðə kˈɛlfiːld sˈaɪd, ɑːɹ nˈaʊ ðɪ ˈoʊnli ˈɛɹiəz ðæt flˈʌd, ˈiːvən æt tˈaɪmz ʌv ɛksˈɛpʃənəli hˈaɪ wˈɔːɾɚz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd.
Since the floods of January 1982, whose height is marked on the bridgekeeper's cottage, river defences have been raised so that the fields on the northern side (Kelfield Ings) and the former Ferry Boat Inn, also on the Kelfield side, are now the only areas that flood, even at times of exceptionally high waters, such as in November 2000.