You'd be surprised at how quickly the forest's streams will rise and fall. Really the whole forest is a huge water catchment, draining into a handful of streams, and after rain falling on already sodden ground, the volumes of water draining are significant. Highland Water is one of the three streams which, through it's myriad tributaries, drains the forest's centre. Although this morning the stream had receded to gently flowing levels, evidence of a more substantial bore was clear through Highland Water's course, sections of the stream's immediate environs were scoured clean of debris and detritus. It would have taken quite a rise in water levels to have cleared some of the areas cleared. And, you know, even after all that draining, the forest is still like walking on a soggy sponge. Still beautiful though.
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