North Branch Potomac River at Kitzmiller

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What floods at each level

• 22 ft

  Water reaches the bridge connecting Kitzmiller and Blaine over the North Branch.

• 20 ft

  Levee systems protect the communities of Kitzmiller and Blaine to approximately this level.

• 19 ft

  Water reaches the railroad tracks north of Blaine.

• 17 ft

  Several homes outside the area of levee protection are flooded, north of Kitzmiller, between Kitzmiller and Shallmar, and in a low lying area upstream of Blaine.

• 15 ft

  Water approaches buildings along East Main Street, outside the area of levee protection, in Kitzmiller.

• 14 ft

  A portion of East Main Street, outside the area of levee protection, in Kitzmiller begins to flood.

• 12 ft

  Portions of Shallmar Road near Shallmar are flooded.

• 9 ft

  Low lying areas near the river around Kitzmiller are flooded.

• 8 ft

  Water begins to overflow the banks near Kitzmiller.

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