What Do The Different Colours Mean?

The colour of the OURCs status flags represents restrictions on the number and minimum level of experience of crews permitted to embark, taking into account the stream conditions as defined under OURCs rules. The flag status does not imply that it is necessarily safe for a given crew to embark, so every crew should undertake their own risk assessment before embarking.

For an explanation of the ranges of the flags at Godstow and on the Isis, please see here. For a full list of restrictions and the history of each  flag, please click More Info below.

 

Grey flag status means that the stream conditions are not being monitored by OURCs. Normally the flag will be set to Grey outside of Full Term +/- 1 week. Clubs must conduct their own assessment before embarking.

A guide to reading the number of bucks open at Iffley Weir, at the bottom of the Isis stretch, is available here.

Flags

Status	Notices
Green	No restrictions on coxing status. Novices coxes must be accompanied by a bankrider or a launch.
Dark Blue	Not in Use
Amber	Only experienced coxes with senior crews - at least 4 rowers with three full terms water rowing experience, no rowers with less than one term. All crews must be accompanied by a launch with safety equipment. Crews may not go below the Medley Footbridge. Crews must not turn below Medley Sailing Club, except to land at Keble rafts. Navigation of locks is prohibited.
Red	No crews are allowed out.
Black	Not in Use.
Grey	Flag not currently being maintained.

History

Status	Start Date	End Date
Green	21/04/25 09:36
Grey	23/03/25 10:39	21/04/25 09:36
Green	03/03/25 12:37	23/03/25 10:39
Amber	01/03/25 19:15	03/03/25 12:37
Red	24/02/25 19:16	01/03/25 19:15
Amber	24/02/25 13:18	24/02/25 19:16
Green	14/02/25 13:34	24/02/25 13:18
Amber	13/02/25 11:57	14/02/25 13:34
Red	10/02/25 15:32	13/02/25 11:57
Amber	09/02/25 11:57	10/02/25 15:32
Green	08/02/25 12:03	09/02/25 11:57
Amber	04/02/25 10:48	08/02/25 12:03
Red	27/01/25 11:17	04/02/25 10:48
Amber	25/01/25 08:19	27/01/25 11:17
Green	18/01/25 18:29	25/01/25 08:19
Amber	16/01/25 22:11	18/01/25 18:29
Green	16/01/25 13:16	16/01/25 22:11
Amber	11/01/25 12:41	16/01/25 13:16
Red	10/01/25 14:32	11/01/25 12:41
Grey	17/12/24 12:07	10/01/25 14:32
Amber	15/12/24 14:52	17/12/24 12:07
Red	24/11/24 16:14	15/12/24 14:52
Amber	22/11/24 17:08	24/11/24 16:14
Green	22/11/24 10:18	22/11/24 17:08
Amber	20/11/24 08:34	22/11/24 10:18
Green	02/11/24 13:35	20/11/24 08:34
Amber	26/10/24 12:15	02/11/24 13:35
Red	25/10/24 23:11	26/10/24 12:15
Amber	25/10/24 13:14	25/10/24 23:11
Red	06/10/24 11:46	25/10/24 13:14
Grey	23/06/24 19:14	06/10/24 11:46
Green	29/05/24 13:46	23/06/24 19:14
Dark Blue	26/05/24 10:34	29/05/24 13:46
Amber	23/05/24 12:43	26/05/24 10:34
Green	10/05/24 20:18	23/05/24 12:43
Dark Blue	09/05/24 08:52	10/05/24 20:18
Amber	03/05/24 19:32	09/05/24 08:52
Red	29/04/24 11:07	03/05/24 19:32
Amber	18/04/24 20:46	29/04/24 11:07
Red	18/04/24 13:18	18/04/24 20:46
Grey	17/03/24 08:38	18/04/24 13:18
Red	07/02/24 12:02	17/03/24 08:38
Amber	29/01/24 15:31	07/02/24 12:02
Red	30/10/23 09:08	29/01/24 15:31
Amber	27/10/23 08:28	30/10/23 09:08
Red	20/10/23 19:30	27/10/23 08:28
Amber	20/10/23 15:15	20/10/23 19:30
Green	04/10/23 19:03	20/10/23 15:15
Grey	27/06/23 14:16	04/10/23 19:03
Green	12/05/23 12:24	27/06/23 14:16
Amber	09/05/23 13:01	12/05/23 12:24
Green	28/04/23 20:41	09/05/23 13:01
Amber	17/04/23 11:35	28/04/23 20:41
Red	13/04/23 17:06	17/04/23 11:35
Grey	21/03/23 17:43	13/04/23 17:06
Green	02/02/23 13:41	21/03/23 17:43
Amber	26/01/23 11:21	02/02/23 13:41
Red	09/01/23 16:03	26/01/23 11:21
Grey	11/12/22 10:20	09/01/23 16:03
Green	04/12/22 16:08	11/12/22 10:20
Amber	30/11/22 16:59	04/12/22 16:08
Red	24/11/22 14:38	30/11/22 16:59
Green	06/10/22 10:03	24/11/22 14:38
Grey	27/06/22 10:02	06/10/22 10:03
Green	20/04/22 19:18	27/06/22 10:03
Grey	20/04/22 16:59	20/04/22 19:18
Green	20/04/22 16:55	20/04/22 16:59
Grey	20/03/22 20:35	20/04/22 16:55
Red	18/03/22 19:30	20/03/22 20:35
Green	09/03/22 15:40	18/03/22 19:30
Amber	24/02/22 12:28	09/03/22 15:40
Red	17/02/22 12:05	24/02/22 12:28
Amber	15/02/22 11:15	17/02/22 12:05
Green	14/01/22 14:43	15/02/22 11:15
Amber	11/01/22 09:53	14/01/22 14:43
Grey	11/12/21 18:48	11/01/22 09:53
Green	27/11/21 19:27	11/12/21 18:48
Amber	26/11/21 18:20	27/11/21 19:27
Green	26/03/21 15:45	26/11/21 18:20
Grey	14/12/20 11:18	26/03/21 15:45
Green	01/12/20 17:06	14/12/20 11:18
Grey	12/11/20 00:10	01/12/20 17:06
Amber	22/10/20 11:49	12/11/20 00:10
Green	12/10/20 12:04	22/10/20 11:49
Amber	10/10/20 12:16	12/10/20 12:04
Red	04/10/20 11:04	10/10/20 12:16
Green	30/09/20 19:20	04/10/20 11:04
Grey	22/03/20 15:41	30/09/20 19:20
Red	14/02/20 08:21	22/03/20 15:41
Amber	10/02/20 14:57	14/02/20 08:21
Green	09/02/20 17:50	10/02/20 14:57
Red	09/02/20 09:21	09/02/20 17:50
Amber	08/02/20 18:16	09/02/20 09:21
Green	06/02/20 22:04	08/02/20 18:16
Amber	24/01/20 17:43	06/02/20 22:04
Red	12/01/20 10:41	24/01/20 17:43
Amber	05/12/19 08:06	12/01/20 10:41
Red	08/11/19 07:19	05/12/19 08:06
Amber	30/10/19 09:45	08/11/19 07:19
Red	27/10/19 17:32	30/10/19 09:45
Green	23/10/19 16:23	27/10/19 17:32
Amber	21/10/19 07:11	23/10/19 16:23
Red	14/10/19 08:44	21/10/19 07:11
Green	14/02/19 07:59	14/10/19 08:44
Amber	12/02/19 16:40	14/02/19 07:59
Red	11/02/19 11:26	12/02/19 16:40
Amber	07/02/19 12:13	11/02/19 11:26
Green	08/01/19 23:36	07/02/19 12:13
Grey	24/12/18 13:06	08/01/19 23:36

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