Cornish Creek at Lower Jersey Road near Covington

The past week

What floods at each level

• 19 ft

  Major flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding occurs in the woodlands and fields along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Jersey Road. The flood waters will top the culvert and road around two feet deep with a possible washout. The flood waters will impact the USGS gage house with a loss of transmitted data.

• 18 ft

  Significant flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands and fields along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Jersey Road. The flood waters will top the culvert and road around one foot deep with erosion likely. The water level will reach the bottom of the USGS gage house which may cause a loss of transmitted data.

• 17 ft

  Moderate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands and fields along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Jersey Road. The flood waters will top the culvert and road with possible erosion.

• 15 ft

  Minor flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands and fields along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Jersey Road. The water level will reach the top of the culvert with maximum flow through three large pipes.

• 13 ft

  Minor flooding continues in the woodlands...fields and natural flood plain along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Jersey Road.

• 11 ft

  Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding begins of the woodlands...fields and natural flood plain along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Jersey Road.

• 9 ft

  Bankfull conditions are reached along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Jersey Road.

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