High water

[engineergurl]

I actually grew up in an area that was prone to flooding... I thought that flood dams, levees, berms, flood walls and flood gates across the road were normal until I moved away. The last few springs have been brutal there, back in 2011 the water breached pretty much every measure in place. In the bottom photo you can see where one of the levees is near the golf course which is usually the thing that is impacted most. Lots of sports fields down by the river, lol. This is just south/west of the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Riviers.

 

[NJmike PE]

I know exactly what you are talking bout. Norther NJ is full of flood-prone areas.

Wayne, NJ (2012)

Wayne, NJ (2012)

Pequannock, NJ (2012)

You get the point

 

[engineergurl]

I can't remember, but is this your first spring in that area Sapper?

 

[frazil]

It looks like they're forecasting the river to peak tonight up here and sometime tomorrow down there.

 

[Sapper PE LS]

As long as it doesn't rise another 25 feet, I think we're in good shape. It's flooded, but it's all between the flood walls and berms and has over 20' of headboard right now.

 

[knight1fox3]

Just in case, you'd better start building Sap.

Good idea NJmike!

 

[matt267 PE]

^ should read: "SAPPER - Bad A$$ Covert CIA Agent."

 

[NJmike PE]

Just in case, you'd better start building Sap.

Good idea NJmike!

awesome!

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Is there any way we could channel this through DC? That place needs a good "cleansing"

 

[engineergurl]

I <3 Russell Crowe, sigh

(he scores right up there with Harrison Ford but is starting to edge the old man out because of his music capabilities...)

 

[knight1fox3]

^ played really well on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Who knew.... :dunno:

To me he'll always be G L A D I A T O R!

 

[engineergurl]

^ played really well on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Who knew.... :dunno:

To me he'll always be G L A D I A T O R!

I think he would have made a better Jean Valjen than Hugh Jackman did.

 

[mudpuppy]

Meanwhile, the record flooding in Muskegon, MI continues. This follows the snow melt plus 6" of rain over the weekend:

But this remains my all-time favorite flood picture (from downtown Grand Rapids, MI last spring):

 

[NJmike PE]

MP, that last one is crazy.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

I love seeing some of the flood pictures that show fish swimming by the windows.

 

[mudpuppy]

Here's some more flooding from Michigan, going on this week. Flooded one of our substations (as you can see in the video) so we had to install a mobile sub to pick up the customers.