Peacock, Lafayette, Madison

[Jim Wyatt]

The park manager just informed the NFSA that the above parks are closed until further notice.

Jim Wyatt
NFSA

[jj1987]

This basically means Little River is gone, too, from what I recall.

[gschaut]

This basically means Little River is gone, too, from what I recall.

Jill just posted a picture of Little River in the "current conditions" thread.

http://www.cavediver.net/forum/attac...4&d=1340820690

The good news... the cave is still flowing, has not reversed yet. And the parking lot is still above water (as of this morning).

[Diverlee]

The park manager just informed the NFSA that the above parks are closed until further notice.

Jim Wyatt
NFSA

Thanks Jim

[Danseur]

Forgive my Ignorance, is this just SOP, or something bigger this time?

[Greenwood_60]

Forgive my Ignorance, is this just SOP, or something bigger this time?

I would imagine Madison and Lafayette are pretty well flooded. Peacock isn't but I can't imagine the roads are in very passable shape.

[Kelly Jessop]

. Peacock isn't but I can't imagine the roads are in very passable shape.

Actually a line committee member did a dive today and found inches of viz on the gold line. Realize Peacock flooding doesn't come up the spring run first,but infiltrates up tannic vents from the river. So flooding comes from within,but what is so bad is that with the aquifer depleted so bad,there is nothing to stop this flow.

[curtschu]

I guess that answers the July 7th Social question.

[Mark Vlahos]

The closures could be because the ground is so muddy and saturated that the roads and walkways are impassable. If you can't safely get to the cave who knows or cares what the cave conditions are.

I have seen the parking lot at little river flooded, sure the approaching road is paved, and we could navigate our way to the cave, but the park was still closed.

Mark Vlahos


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[hunabku]

She's holding her own, but for how long? There is no doubt more flow pumping to hold the river back like that.

The gauge at branford is up to 9' from 3' three days ago. Still Climbing!