Flood Levee Update
(Updated
August 1, 2013)
Photo by Bernie Shaffer During
construction
Friday,
March 11, 2011
Report
from Coughenour Engineering- Royce Coughenour, Borough Engineer:
The levee
again protected the town of
The peak
flow at the USGS gage near the sewage-treatment plant peaked at 11:00 pm
Thursday March 10th at 8.78 (This equates to approx 8 feet of water
or an elevation of 952 feet at Schellsburg Street bridge).
This is the
link to the gage:. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/uv?site_no=01601000
Note: The
elevation of this gage is approximately 1 foot higher than the markings on the
concrete wall at the
There was
some basement water because of the ground-water level rise.
We will have
to let the waters go down before we can check the condition of
the riprap and if the outfalls need any cleaning.
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We
will be organizing a flood-fighter team to take care of closing sluice gates in
case of a major high-water event. We
also need volunteers to watch for problems or potential problems along the
levee system.
Anyone
wishing to volunteer should contact the borough office: (814)-842-3191 or sshaffer@hyndmanboro.comcastbiz.net
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