If you live near the gage and would like to give me regular readings, please send me some e-mail. For reference:
- 4.0 feet is bankfull (creek is as full as it "should" really
get).
- 4.2 feet on the gage is about to the top of the concrete retaining wall on the Duck Inn
side of the creek, which means it's already at the bottom of the 21st Street bridge and
close to going into 21st Street next to the Circle K store.
- 4.3 feet is flood stage (creek is starting to come over its banks in
places, causing very minor flooding).
- 6.0 feet on the gage is about even with the top of the headgates for the Mill Race at
Millrace Park (this is bad).
- In the February 1996 flood, there was no gage. The estimated crest was at 7 feet, which
is the highest in living memory.
- In the November 1996 flooding, the estimated crest was at 5.5 feet.
You can also download the spreadsheet that contains all of
the data (requires Microsoft Excel 95 or better or the free Microsoft Excel
Viewer).
Page created 3/3/99 by Michael Heggen.
Last updated 03/17/03 at 14:35.
© 1999 by Michael Heggen. All rights reserved.
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