Embarrass River at Embarrass, Waisanen Rd

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What floods at each level

• 30 ft

  Water overtops the Waisanen Road bridge railing. Water may begin surrounding nearby homes.

• 28 ft

  Water inundates gauge. Data loss is possible at this level.

• 27.5 ft

  Water overtops Waisanen Road bridge.

• 27 ft

  Water level encroaches on north approach to bridge on Waisanen Rd. Water indunates driveway of house just to the northeast of bridge.

• 26.5 ft

  Water level reaches the bottom of the bridge on Waisanen Road.

• 26.1 ft

  Water begins encroaching on south approach to bridge on Waisanen Road near the end of the guardrail.

• 23.5 ft

  Yards associated with houses along the north side of the river near Waisanen Rd are inundated. Water reaches the bottom of the Waisanen Road wing wall.

• 18.8 ft

  River comes out of banks and reaches the edge of the natural floodplain. Some yards along the north side of the river may see very minor flooding along their periphery.

• 16.2 ft

  Water starts to hit the downstream railroad bridge abutements. This may lead to backwater effects on the gauge readings.

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