Sorry for the jerkiness; floating flood debris is not that stable.
2012 Fond Du Lac Flood
Sunday, July 22, 2012
June 24 Pictures
Sediment in Cedar Swamp; Jay Cooke State Park.
Water level at Highway 23 near Fond Du Lac Bridge.
Area already under repair; Highway 23 near fond Du Lac Bridge
Chamber's Grove park.
Flooded area downstream of Chamber's Grove.
Flooded yard.
Flooded backyard.
Mission Creek; St. Louis River in background.
Mission Creek from Highway 23 bridge.
Debris removal. Mission Creek Bridge.
Chamber's Grove Park.
Landslide across from Chamber's Grove: St. Louis River.
Area on east side of Highway 23; still draining Swamp Lake river channel.
Highway 23; Swamp lake creek; really an old river channel crossing.
Area on east side of Highway 23.
Forbay Canal Pictures
Forbay Lake Current View
Current Channel of Stream exiting Forbay Lake
Rock moved from embankment about 150 meters
Waterfall in current channel. Collapsed embankment in background
Apparently a release system culvert.
Current channel through eroded sediments.
Debris
Now dry channel from initial flood wave.
Abraded area
Downstream view of second flood channel now dry
Upstream view of dry flood channel
Upstream view of flood channel. Debris; buried log is a 18" black ash.
Upstream view of flood channel; sediments on left are from original flood wave.
Downstream view of current channel. Highway 210 in background.
Another view downstream
Height of original flood wave visible on tree scars to upper left.
Sediment from original flood wave.
Downcutting channel. Sediments from first flood wave on left.
White Pine roots.
Downstream view of channel; Highway 210 in background.
Highway 210 blowout.
St. Louis; since water is no longer diverted to the powerhouse, this is its natural flow.
Landslide downstream of blowout on St. Louis.
Area eroded when flood was over-topping the road.
Exposed folded rocks.
St. Louis again.
Channel upstream adjacent to road blowout.
Channel entering river; road is visible at bottom of picture.
View of blowout looking west.
Another view of the channel.
Upstream of road blowout.
Downstream of road blowout; erosion and landslide area
Asphalt eroded from road by flood.
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