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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.

Posted by at 1:28 PM
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