Flood Watches - Read & heed

[upthesaukee]

I have posted some pictures of our little brook behind our house in the past. With the flood watches that are in effect actually all over the northeast, I thought it would be interesting to chronicle my little brook from my dining room window. (Hopefully with a good outcome!:) )

Here's a picture from Saturday morning about 9AM: nice little brook showing signs of run off.

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/15040/104brook_0402am.jpg



And here's one from Saturday at about 4:30 PM: Still a nice little brook, just a little more water.

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/15040/104brook0402pm.jpg


And here's two from Sunday morning about 9AM.

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/15040/104brook0403am.jpg


and from outside showing the scope of the flooding.

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/15040/104brook0403amoutside.jpg


And that's why you pay attention to flood watches!!!! Oh yes, a good outcome.

[Lakewinniboater]

HOLY COW!!! Those are some amazing photo's. YIKES!!!

[DRH]

That flooded "little brook" looks awfully close to your house! Hopefully you won't get a wet basement.

[mcdude]

Upthesaukee: You sure have a lot of excitement going on in your yard! I hope Thomasina the Turkey can swim! :look:

[Acres per Second]

I'd take a photo of the brook on my property too, but it's totally underground!

You can only hear it -- babbling away most of the year.

[Paugus Bay Resident]

Here's a couple of shots of the fall at Mills Falls (this morning). The sight and sound were pretty impressive.

[GWC...]

Enough snow has melted that area fire departments are now requiring permits to burn brush. (http://www.citizen.com/april_2005/04.04.05/news/laconia_040405a.asp) :eek:

[upthesaukee]

DRH...Yes it is, but we've actually seen it higher, and no water under the house. it's actually crawl space underneath...the house started off as a 40x8 trailer with a 22x8 porch, and now is a 10 room house!...and not to jinx ourselves, but we've never had running water from the brook under it yet, just rain run off from the yard.


McDude I think the turkey has "water wings" ;)


Paugus bay --- I bet there was a really roar to the falls!!!!! Great pics

[mcdude]

The Citizen PHOTO OF THE DAY (http://www4.citizen.com/photo_of_the_day/monday.asp) showing the brook "roiling with a torrent of water."

[Pepper]

Hey Upthesaukee - can I come over with my white-water raft? :laugh:

Seriously, though that looks pretty creepy! What happens to all the vegetation under that rushing water? No yard left come spring?

[gtxrider]

You can sell tickets and give rides until the Surf Coaster opens. :)

[upthesaukee]

Alas, it is already pretty much back to a babbling brook, so Pepper with her winni thong and white water raft will not be able to enjoy Surfcoaster East...but great idea GTXRider. I could have a seasonal business here...3 or 4 days per year, depending on run off and rain!!!!!


You guys are too much.

[RLW]

My suggestion is to let McDude at it with his kayak for practice and then turn him lose on the Mills Falls. :laugh:

[upthesaukee]

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!


Great idea!!!!

[mcdude]

Yikes! I think you guys are trying to do me in! :D What if I crash into Pepper on her white water raft?...or the turkey?

[Lady Di]

1983-4.

It was a good one. The Franklin Police Department Explorers helped move all the furniture from a downtown furniture store. Pretty scary time.

[upthesaukee]

McDude...Let's see, that would make a new sandwich at Waldo Pepper's called:

The McDude Pepper Turkey on White (water) sandwich. :laugh: (Hold the mayo & veggies, please!)


Lady Di -- We were only weekend visitors back then, but knowing Franklin, I can imagine what that river would do going over the banks. Went by the Winni river on Sunday, water was high, but not real high. Still well within the banks.

[the real laze]

Waukewan froze high to begin with. Last I was up there the ice was up to our retaining wall (mid march) which is unusually high for ice on any year. That's a lot of water dumping over the falls, think I may make a road trip this weekend and forged the mud bog to the house just to see how things are.

[Pepper]

McDude...Let's see, that would make a new sandwich at Waldo Pepper's called:

The McDude Pepper Turkey on White (water) sandwich. :laugh: (Hold the mayo & veggies, please!)



:laugh: It is now abundantly clear that spring has sprung, and we have all completely lost out minds. :eek: