Long Creek at PAW CREEK

The past week

What floods at each level

• 13.5 ft

  AT THIS STAGE THE OAKDALE RD BRIDGE WILL BE FLOODED.

• 12.5 ft

  AT THIS STAGE APPROACHS TO OAKDALE ROAD AND PARTS OF I 485 WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.

• 11.45 ft

  HEAVY RAIN 2.5 TO 4 INCHES IN HEADWATERS MADE THE RIVER RISE TO 11.45 FT. ROADS IN THE HEADWATER AREAS WILL LIKELY BE FLOODED. THERE WAS A 5 HR DELAY FROM THE TIME THE HEAVY RAIN FELL IN THE EXTREME HEADWATERS AREA TO THE CREST.

• 10 ft

  AT THIS LEVEL...LONG CREEK IS STILL BELOW BANKFULL...BUT IT IS LIKELY THAT SOME STREETS IN THE VICINITY BEGIN TO FLOOD IN LOW LYING AREAS DUE TO DRAINAGE ISSUES.

• 4 ft

  4-5 INCH RAIN IN 3 HRS RESULTED IN A RISE FROM 1 FT TO THE FS 12.5 FT.

• 2.6 ft

  2.6 IN 6 HOURS CAUSED A 9 FT RISE.

• 2.25 ft

  BASINWIDE 2.25 INCH RAINFALL RESULTING IN RISE FROM 1.5 FT TO 8 FT.

• 2.06 ft

  2.06 IN 1 HOUR WILL TAKE CREEK TO 9.0 FT

• 1.85 ft

  1.85 IN ONE HOUR DID NOT CAUSE FLOODING IN THIS AREA.

• 1.4 ft

  1.4 IN 12 HR CAUSED THE CREEK TO RISE TO 7.5 FT SSHP DID A GOOD JOB THRESHHOLD RUNOFF VALUE SHOULD BE 1.3 OR LOWER.

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