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Photos: Rising Rivers
July 20, 2011
After reaching near all-time lows, area river levels are up following a wet weekend that dumped several inches of rain in and upstream from North Escambia.
The Escambia River at Century had dropped to 2.90 feet about two weeks ago. By Sunday the river reached 7.96 feet and had fallen to 6.5 feet by Tuesday night.
The Perdido River at Barrineau Park fell to a low of 1.23 on July 11. By Sunday night, the river was up to 7.46 feet. Tuesday night, the Perdido River was at 5.73 feet.
Pictured top: The Escambia River at Molino two weeks ago with the dock and boat ramp completely dry. Pictured below: the Escambia River at Molino on late Tuesday afternoon. Note that the end piers on the dock are nearly submerged. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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2 Responses to “Photos: Rising Rivers”
An interesting article on the weather extremes happening now.
http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011/07/new-weather-extremes
Great! Time to hit the water!