Deeredriver Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 these are some of our fields we live down stream from where it rained very heavy over the last few days we had 3 to 4 inches of rain too now the river has flooded and some of our land is under water first pic is an alfalfa field second is a maize field we just planted last week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeredriver Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 the river usually this is about a foot deep or so right now there is 7180cubic feet a second flowing on this day in 2004 there was 10 cubic feet sec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Looks like it did here last summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeredriver Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 same river couple of years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 I feel really bad about that Nick. I think I left the hall light on all night on Saturday night, that's climate change for you :D What were the winds like? (Think I may have boiled a full kettle for one cup of tea as well ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeredriver Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share Posted May 26, 2008 The wind wasnt too bad right at our house mate and thx for owning up now i know who to blame for the global warming The worst part of all this is that right now most places have just finished planting maize and can you imajine how much chemical and fertilizer is in that muddy water that has run off all the fields I live right in town here and it sits on a side of a 15,000 acre lake last year they had some beaches closed beacause of green toxic algea from high nitrates .Wonder what it will be like this year the pics of the fields i posted up abaove have all had a deacent shot of fert and chemical just last week i think we have over 200 acres there thats under water now its 4.30 am right and the web site says the river has risen up to 13ft flood stage is at 9ft cant wait till later im gona take the quad bike down there for a nose around yesterday there was carp jumping and splalshing around in our hay field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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