[MNC-list] Schuylkill River Flood Pictures

[Kevin Smith]

If folks have pictures of the flooding from yesterday's storm, can you please send me copies.

Looks like the flood waters peaked around midnight.

Here's some graphs from USGS and NOAA

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/uv?period=1&begin_date=2020-07-29&end_date=2020-08-05&cb_00065=on&site_no=01473800%2C01474500&format=gif_mult_sites

https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=phi&gage=padp1&view=1,1,1,1,1,1

While it went by pretty quick, the level was relatively high at 13.28'(*).  Didn't match the flood in 2014, but nothing to sneeze at.

The USGS graph shows two measuring stations.  The lower one, near Farimount Dam, and the higher one at the Green Lane bridge.  As you can see, at Fairmount Dam the rise in level was only 6-7' but at the Green Lane bridge it was 20'.  They only added the Green Lane station a couple of years ago so I'm still getting a feel for how it compares to what we see on the ground.

NOAA only has data based on the Fairmount Dam measuring station.

(*) As measured downstream near Fairmount Dam. 

Thanks.

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Kevin Smith, President, Manayunk Neighborhood Council.
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