Floyd River at Sheldon

The past week

What floods at each level

• 21.5 ft

  The bridge on 300th Ave is overtopped. Water nears the feedhorn of the automated sensor and thus data may be lost.

• 20.5 ft

  N 2nd Ave and additional nearby structures may flood.

• 19.5 ft

  The south approach to the bridge on Highway 60 begins to flood. Houses in the Hills Park area may be surrounded by water.

• 18 ft

  The railroad tracks are flooded and water begins to approach the parking lots of some structures off of N 2nd Ave. The bridge on Monroe Ave may be overtopped.

• 16.5 ft

  Water approaches the railroad tracks off of N 2nd Ave and the bottom of the bridge on Monroe Ave. The highest banks and levees are overtopped and major agricultural flooding begins.

• 16 ft

  The lowest portions of Monroe Ave begin to flood.

• 14 ft

  Flooding affects large areas of farm land within 1000 feet of the river.

• 13 ft

  Olive Ave may be closed due to flooding.

• 12 ft

  Agricultural flooding begins.

• 11 ft

  The lower banks begin to overflow. Portions of the Sheldon tree dump are under 1 to 2 feet of water.

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