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Today they are now calling it a 40,000 year flood

This is my neighborhood on Aug 30th, at the maximum flood.

The very light brown is dry concrete

Darker brown is concrete with a few inches of water

The Wide very dark area is Turkey Creek. It is about 5-6 feet deep.



See the bridge in the middle, it is dry. Wet on both ends. To the left, the water is about 1 foot deep. Note the color. The darker the color, the wetter the area.



Bridge to left, look right and see how the water becomes much deeper. The eight houses in the circle on the right side, the water is at least 4 feet deep between them. There are two "lakes" in a C and reverse C shape. The recreation center is in the bottom right, with the pool looking a lovely shade of algae.

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