On 1 Aug 2008 at 9:19, Erik Goldoff wrote:
> Good point, but is the 31.2 feet total depth, what is the normal high ? If
> 20 feet normally, then that's only an 11.2 foot flood level (I don't mean
> *only* as that trivializes for anyone that suffered the flood)
After some serious research, I found that flood stage is about 12 feet, so 31.2
feet is over 19 feet above flood stage. If you're curious, start here:
USGS - Iowa WSC - Iowa Flood Information
http://ia.water.usgs.gov/flood/flood.html
Flooding reached the second floor in some buildings so even putting your data
center on the 2nd floor might not be enough if your building is on a flood
plain:
Iowa flood of 2008 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_flood_of_2008#Cedar_Rapids
About 1,300 blocks, to include most of downtown, were inundated with
3,900 homes being affected. Mays Island, which has Cedar Rapids City
Hall, the Linn County Courthouse, the county jail as well as the
United States Courthouse was flooded up to the second floor level.
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