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Floodwaters held back
Afton’s levee investment paid off this year, with a line of houses and Main Street staying dry, a recreation trail crowning the levee.
Photo by Joseph Back
Acquired recently by the City of Newport with FEMA dollars, this house off Cedar Lane showed what can happen when river levels rise above normal, the home due to be torn down.
Photo by Joseph Back
Lower Grey Cloud is linked to the mainland by two bridges, both of which are low set should the water rise high enough.
Flood map image accessed at https://msc.fema.gov.
Visitors to Grey Cloud Island were sent on a detour as rising waters led to closed thru traffic on Grey Cloud Island Trail South.
Photo by Joseph Back
Just across the river at Hastings, the Levee Park flooded, and riverfront trails were closed, but without any private property at risk, the park ready for visitors once floodwaters receded.
