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Listening to the water breaking the river banks and flowing into First Marsh

1 Fortescue Farm Cottages, Thorverton, Exeter, Devon EX5 5JN, UK

A 15-minute field recording by Paul Whitty made in Exeter, United Kingdom on 5 February 2014, in the afternoon. Soundscape: rivers, streams & waterfalls and underwater (hydrophone).

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Listening to the water breaking the river banks and flowing into First Marsh
15:00CC BY-ND 3.0by Paul WhittyInternet Archive
15:00

Tip: press play to see the sound's live frequency spectrum in blue over the waveform.

Recordist's notes

When i visited Fortescue in february 2014 the River Exe was just beginning to flood First Marsh. The water flowed quickly into the field and within thirty minutes had made a channel heading South West and joining up with the river on the West side of Third Marsh. I pushed the hydrophone into the wet soil and listened. This was recorded using an Edirol R-44 and an Aquarian Audio hydrophone.

Written by Paul Whitty on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Exeter is a city of about 130,709 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 44 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Hydrophones. Underwater microphones used for whales, fish, ice and the hidden sounds of rivers and ponds.

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