The Great Flood of 2009, Pt 2

May 5th, 2009 |

Author: Kara_S

Yesterday, I showed you the flood waters on our farm.

Here are a few more as well as some from the area.

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The creek in front of the barn. The ducks moved to higher ground for the day.

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Looking to the left up the creek in front of the barn. The foot bridge was under water. The water is normally 2+ feet below the base of the bridge.

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We took a drive in the big red truck. This is the mouth of another gravel road about a mile from our house. Notice the road sign. It warns that there is a “low water crossing bridge” and not cross when flooded. Hmmm… definitely ain’t crossing it! We guessed that the water was about 9-10 feet deep instead of its usual 6-8 inches.

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To give you an idea of the average creek size (when it isn’t flooding), look at the left side of the photo. See that straight piece of water? That’s the normal creek width when contained in its banks. At the narrowest point, the creek is about 5 feet, widest is 10 feet, give or take a few feet. Remember that when looking at these next photos…

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When we first left in the big red truck, we turned left at the end of our gravel road. A little over a mile down the road, we encountered this. In the distance is a house on the right and a mailbox on the left. The water was almost to the bottom of the mailbox. Good thing the mail lady didn’t come!

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The creek expanded from hillside to hillside. On a regular day, this is green field with a narrow creek (like the one I pointed out earlier) winding through the field.

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Again, think green field, narrow creek. Hard to imagine, isn’t it?

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See that line in the middle of the water? That’s the horse ring where the local riding club has its shows. About once a year, this area floods but nothing like yesterday! That line is the top rail of an approx 4-1/2 ft high fence. The actual creek is not in the photo either so the water was much deeper in other areas.

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