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The Flood
2008.02.06
1. This water belongs in the riverbed about 200 yards from here.
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2. More river water where it doesn't belong.
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3. I'm guessing the river is at least 2-3 feet high right here.
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4. More water...
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5. This is usually just an open field...
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6. And more water...
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7. Water, water everywhere...
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8. Lock 39, Ohio & Erie Canal. This is usually empty...
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9. Many (seemingly?) empty snail shells in a waste weir. A waste weir carried excess water (the canal needed only four feet) to the Cuyahoga River.
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10. A closer shot of the snail shells.
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11. More snail shells...
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12. This is usually a farm field. The riverbed is 200 yards from where I am standing.
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13. It is official: ducks like floods.
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14. This looks like a good spot to turn around and head back to my car...
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15. The towpath looks okay here, but who knows what lies ahead...
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16. The water was NOT this close to the towpath when I first passed this spot, or I would have taken a photo of it then. Right when I turned around, the rain really started coming down. If it keeps up, the river will be pouring into the canal in a couple of hours.
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17. This bridge does dip down to go under Rockside Road, but the canal is way high...
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18. There is usually a canal on this side of the guardrail and a road on the other side. Currently, it's all canal...
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19. Check out my photos on 01.21.08 for a look at how the canal usually looks...
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20. Talk about being in the right place at the right time! I could not have planned this! As I was taking photos of this road sign and a "High Water" sign, this guy in a kayak came cruising down Canal Road. Seriously, he is directly over the road.
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21. The photo says it all...
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[21 photos] When I heard that there was massive flooding in Northeast Ohio due to a lot of rain the past few days, I knew that today I needed to find a river. I have taken some time off from the Ohio & Erie Canal and the accompanying Towpath Trail, but I had to check it out. I do not think the pictures do the tremendous amount of rogue water justice.
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Category: Nature - Ohio & Erie Canal
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