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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Wolf Creek Dam Inundation Map
I had heard that residents were able to examine Wolf Creek Dam
Inundation Maps at the Burkesville Town Hall, so I decided to go and
take a look. Linda and Stacey didn't want to go, so I drove the HHR in
to town and parked at the Burkesville Police Station / Town Hall. I went
inside and asked to see the maps. The lady opened a door and turned on
the lights in the room and the maps were laying on a table. She simply
pointed to the maps and said, 'there they are'. It took a few minutes to
figure out what section of the maps I needed to examine, but eventually,
I found the one that showed our farm.
There were three colors represented on the map, they indicated the
water level at various times after the breaching of the dam had
occurred. The green color was indicating the worst level of water
anticipated during the entire event. Whoops, that's not correct, it was
stated on the maps the water level could be 15 feet above or below the
estimated levels. Regardless, it looks like our house will be above the
worst case water level even if 15 feet is added to the estimated level.
That's a minor relief, now we just have to worry about looting and no
electricity or water to drink. The road in front of our house would be
impassable north and south.
So, to sum it up, no way in or out, no
electricity or water for a minimum of two weeks.