[Rhodes22-list] TN River 45 year flood level (pic)

[lcrowther]

Nice pictures Wally - Lloyd

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From: "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 7:25 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] TN River 45 year flood level (pic)


> We have had a bunch of rain all week and the TN River is at the second
> highest level since TVA was established. I was at my friend's lake
property
> and his dock was 3 feet under water. It is normally 3 or 4 feet above
normal
> spring water levels. There were boats floating down the river with no one
in
> them. The water level is up so much the boats were floated out of their
lift
> slings. I saw two pontoon boats that were crushed against the ceiling of
> their slips.
>
> I went over to my marina to check out my boat. The boat was fine (floating
> docks) and all drains were doing their job. Blue Springs Marina is ¾ of a
> mile off the main channel and normally quite protected. Attached pics are
of
> the marina. The water did not come inside but came right up to the
doorway.
> Pics show the ice machines and AC unit under water. You can see the
painted
> parking lines under water. One pic shows the walkway from shore to the
> marina slips. There are two of these walkways and they were both 5 feet
> under water. The only way to get to the dock was through the marina
office.
> The last pic shows a bunch of motor cruisers that are sitting on stands
> ready for bottom jobs. Those boats are not floating!
>
> As I was heading out to leave it dawned on me that it was after 6 PM and
the
> office was closed and locked. The other two walkways were under water. I
> headed back to my boat and was thankful I still had 4 cold beers and some
> peanut butter crackers. I was getting ready to call me wife and tell her I
> was spending the night on the boat when I decided to try my hand held to
try
> to call the marina owners. They live in a house right next store to the
> marina. I got Larry on the radio and he came over and let me out. He told
me
> the water level was almost a foot higher on Wednesday.
>
> The forecast for this weekend looks interesting, low 80s with 15 - 25
winds!
>
> Wally
>
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