Wow, it sounds like water levels dropped 4-6 inches since yesterday at
this time! Yesterday, the water under Johnson St. was well over the
hubs and bottom bracket of my fixie. I immediately regretted my
decision to go through it.
Anybody remember Oregon Trail? I was never very good at that game. I
should have floated my wagon across rather than try to ford the river.
Then I wouldn't have gotten typhoid fever or lost my valuable spare
wagon wheel.
Peter
On Jun 16, 2008, at 11:11 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Both underpasses on the Yahara path are underwater today. The Johnson
Street underpass has about 8-12 inches of water on it (still
passable by
bike if you have clips/cages and pedal with one foot). The E.
Washington underpass has about 3 inches of water over it (quite
passable
with reduced speed).
Lake Mendota is currently about 4 1/2 inches above the 100-year
floodplain elevation
http://www.co.dane.wi.us/landconservation/lakelevelpg.aspx
I visited the Tenney Locks today. It looks like it is impossible to
reduce the flow in the Yahara enough to keep the paths dry since waves
are frequently overtopping the spillway gates. Water is covering the
corners of the parking lot near the swimming area. It appears the
volleyball area is below the water table (full of water). There are
also sandbags set out to prevent wave-induced erosion along the
shoreline near the foundation of the locks. It appears we are about 6
inches or less away from Tenney Park becoming part of lake Mendota.
Lets hope it stays dry for a while!
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