James River near Columbia

The past week

What floods at each level

• 23 ft

  Water begins to enter the south end of Columbia near the ballfield.

• 21 ft

  The bridge on 127th/Tacoma Park Rd is overtopped.

• 20 ft

  The bridge at the gauge location on 396th/Brown County 16 is overtopped.

• 19.5 ft

  396th/Brown County 16 and Hamlin Garland Memorial Hwy/Brown County 11 both begin to flood, as does 400th Avenue, 123rd Street, Dakota Ave, Larson Road and Tacoma Loop are flooded. The river reaches the top of the levee at the old location of Columbia Park.

• 18.5 ft

  The water reaches the bottom of the bridge at the gauging location on 396th/Brown County 16.

• 18 ft

  127th/Tacoma Park Rd begins to flood, as does 117th St between 395th and 400th Ave.

• 17 ft

  Water reaches the base of the levee at the old location of Columbia Park.

• 15 ft

  Water begins to approach several structures in the Tacoma Park area. Significant amounts of agricultural land are flooded.

• 13 ft

  Flooding of the lower lying agricultural areas begins.

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