And the Kennet, in Wiltshire, has seen flows of just 31% of its average levels.
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The six houses on Brimpton Road where she lives are regularly flooded by the nearby Kennet and Avon Canal.
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Hundreds of fish are to be removed from part of the Kennet and Avon Canal for repairs to be carried out.
River levels have stabilised but a number of flood warnings remain on the Berkshire-Oxfordshire border, including the rivers Loddon and Kennet.
The canal linked the Kennet and Avon Canal near Melksham to the Thames and Severn Canal near Cricklade and the River Thames near Abingdon.
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The most overcrowded prison, according to the report, is HMP Kennet in Liverpool, which was designed to hold 175 men but now holds 337.
Newbury is at risk of flooding due to the raised position of the Kennet and Avon Canal and experienced major floods in 1947 and 1960.
The Wilts and Berks Canal Trust plans to construct a new waterway from the Kennet and Avon Canal at Semington to the River Avon in Melksham.
The replacement fish are being driven up from part of the Kennet and Avon Canal, while lock repairs are being carried out on the Bath Flight.
The location of Reading Abbey, which was founded by King Henry I in 1121, was chosen because of its proximity to the Thames and the Kennet.
The Prison Officers' Association said there could also be job losses at HMP Liverpool, Young Offenders Institute Lancaster Farms in Preston, and HMP Kennet in Maghull, Merseyside.
The trust added that high levels of fish live at Caen Hill lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, so management is required to keep an ecological balance.
But the ultimate aim of the trust is to restore the waterway from the Kennet and Avon Canal near Melksham to the Thames and Severn Canal near Cricklade and the River Thames near Abingdon.
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The last local election was held in Wiltshire four years ago, when the county council and North Wiltshire, Kennet, Salisbury and West Wiltshire district councils came together to form a unitary authority - Wiltshire Council.
The Berkshire town is at risk of flooding due to the raised position of the Kennet and Avon Canal and experienced major floods in 1947 and 1960, with smaller scale floods affecting the town more recently in 2000, 2003 and 2007.
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