Embarrass River near Embarrass, Kaunonen Lake Rd

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What floods at each level

• 18.5 ft

  Water overtops Kaunonen Lake Rd bridge and reaches gauge intrumentation. Data loss is possible at this level.

• 17.6 ft

  Extensive indunation of Kaunonen Lake Road on either side of the bridge. Water level reaches edge of guardrail on north approach and is almost to the bridge surface on the south side.

• 16.2 ft

  Water inundates north Kaunonen Lake Road bridge approach and there is extensive flooding of the south approach up to the end of the bridge guardrail. Buildings at the end of Teinila Rd may be inundated.

• 14.6 ft

  Water reaches the top of proximal culverts and reaches the bottom of the Kaunonen Lake Rd bridge. Portions of Salo Lake Road flooded in 2024 at this level. Water may encroach outbuildings at the end of Teinila Road.

• 13.4 ft

  Water begins to inundate southern Kaunonen Lake Road bridge approach and come out of its natural floodplain.

• 11 ft

  River comes out of banks and into widespread adjacent wetland. No impacts are observed. Bankfull is very common here due to exisiting wetland complex and downstream beaver dams. Southern floodplain starts to flood sooner than the north and may occur closer to 10 feet in some places.

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