fyi:flood info

[Janet]

The water will actally cover the 51 bridge.
That is high water.
Janet


FLOOD WATCH: TUESDAY UPDATE (7 A.M.)

Staff

The Suwannee River, fed by the swollen Alapaha and Withlacoochee, continues to rise, as does the Santa Fe farther to the south.



Here's the latest as at critical points along the rivers:



ELLAVILLE (Affected areas include Suwannee, Hamilton and Madison counties.) The Suwannee reached flood stage of 54 feet at Ellaville yesterday afternoon, and as of 7 a.m. stands at 57.04 feet.

The river is expected to rise to nearly 65.6 feet by Saturday morning. At 64.7 feet, water will reach the roadbed of the US 90 bridge. At 66 feet, water will reach the roadbed of the SR 51 bridge at Luraville.



DOWLING PARK (Affected areas: Suwannee, Lafayette, Madison counties.)

At Dowling Park the Suwannee River stood at 44.87 feet at 6 a.m. and was expected to reach its flood stage of 50 feet by early Wednesday afternoon.

The river is expected to rise to nearly 58.2 feet by Monday evening.

At 56.7 feet, CR 250 will begin to flood near the bridge and floodwaters will cause the closure of the intersection of CR 250 and CR 136A.

The Advent Christian Village was flooded in April 1973 when the Suwannee reached 58.8.



BRANFORD (Affected areas: Suwannee, Lafayette counties.)

At Branford the Suwannee River had reached 23.25 feet at 6 a.m. and was expected to reach its flood stage of 29 feet by Thursday morning. The National Weather Service predicts the river will reach nearly 37.3 feet there by early Thursday afternoon. At 34.8 feet, Main Street in Branford will flood.



HILDRETH (Affected areas: Suwannee, Gilchrist counties.)

The Santa Fe River at Hildreth at the US 129 bridge had reached 17.74 feet by 6 a.m. The river is expected to reach its flood stage of 21 feet by Wednesday morning and continue to rise to nearly 28.4 by Friday evening. The river could then continue to rise, NWS said.

At 28.5 feet, the restaurant at Sandy point is surrounded by water.



THREE RIVERS ESTATES (Affected areas: Suwannee, Columbia, Gilchrist counties.)

The Santa Fe River had reached 17.38 feet as of 3 a.m. at Three Rivers Estates and is expected to reach its flood stage of 19 feet by late Tuesday morning. The river is forecast to rise to nearly 27 feet by Friday morning and could go higher. At 26 feet, access to area homes is compromised and severe flooding of most homes occurs.



WHITE SPRINGS (Affected areas: Hamilton, Columbia counties.)

The Suwannee had reached 69.69 feet as of 6 a.m. The river is forecast to reach its flood stage of 77 feet by Wednesday evening and to rise to 79 feet by Friday morning. At 80 feet, water begins to enter homes and secondary roads flood, said NWS.



The NWS warns that all persons with interests along these rivers should monitor forecasts and be prepared to take necessary precautions to protect life and property. Remember, do not drive through flooded areas.

We'll post updates as this story develops.

[inkdiver]

Thanks for the update Janet.

Anyone have any word on Ginnie? Tarp up? Seems like this one could get high enough to close Ginnie to diving.

[FW]

Thanks for the update Janet.

Anyone have any word on Ginnie? Tarp up? Seems like this one could get high enough to close Ginnie to diving.

GSO usually closes the park, if the sand road at Devil's Eye goes underwater. It rarely actually reverses, but if you can't get to it, it doesn't really matter.

[inkdiver]

GSO usually closes the park, if the sand road at Devil's Eye goes underwater. It rarely actually reverses, but if you can't get to it, it doesn't really matter.

Thanks Forrest. I guess my question should be a bit clearer. I understand when Ginnie closes the park, I really was asking if anyone had actually been there and what the current status was.

[sskasser]

Thanks Janet. Sending dry thoughts to all those with homes in the paths of these floods.

[loquat149]

I've been watching the flow subside as the water rises at Manatee Springs here:

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?02323566

Dove there the last 3 weekends and it's been interesting to go from pull-and-glide, or more like grovelling, to kick-and-coast.

BTW, here's a shot I took last Sunday of what appears to be a new tenant of Catfish Hotel:

Dave

[FW]

I've been watching the flow subside as the water rises at Manatee Springs here:

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?02323566

Dove there the last 3 weekends and it's been interesting to go from pull-and-glide, or more like grovelling, to kick-and-coast.

BTW, here's a shot I took last Sunday of what appears to be a new tenant of Catfish Hotel:

Dave

Yea, those new "tenants" tend to move in when the river is up. I remember diving under them during a flood in the late '70s. The people on the surface told us that they hissed, when our bubbles hit them. At the time, popular belief was they couldn't dive deep enough to get a diver. Today, I am not so sure about that

[Jim Wyatt]

I can only see a few inches increase in the Santa Fe river level. I live 3 river miles upstream of Ginnie.

[loquat149]

Here's a shot of Madison Blue taken yesterday by srwmd:

Dave

[chimie007]

Here's a shot of Madison Blue taken yesterday by srwmd:

Dave

Is this the entrance gate ? Holly crap !