Friday, September 2, 2011

High Water

The waters from Hurricane Irene flow into tributaries, then into large rivers like the Connecticut River, before eventually arriving at the ocean.  In Hartford, the flood waters peaked on Wednesday.  The riverfront in Hartford has been engineered to provide safe places for the water to spread out during floods.  After the waters drain away, we are left with parkland for people's enjoyment.  I have shown some of that here and here.  This week the waters peaked on Wednesday at 24 feet above sea level (four feet being normal).  As you can see, no significant damage occurred here, though flooding elsewhere in the state has been bad.

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31 comments:

  1. PerthDailyPhotoSeptember 2, 2011 at 6:40 AM

    As soon as I saw this picture Jack, I wondered if it was the same bridge that you'd shown previously. Isn't that incredible, I remember at the time thinking 'surely there's no way the water can get to that top level, and here we are, how very, very interesting, well it's interesting now that the worst is over! Thanks for showing this Jack, hope you have a quieter weekend.

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  2. brattcatSeptember 2, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    So glad it wasn't worse in Hartford.

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  3. MalyssSeptember 2, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    Impressive flood! living in a dry place, i'm always scared to see such pictures. But i'm also impressed by the cleverness of the way the things are built, in order to avoid disasters.

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  4. UnknownSeptember 2, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    Really impressive! And what a great photo on top.

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  5. PetSeptember 2, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    It looks like great for kayaking to me!

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  6. BirdmanSeptember 2, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    She was a powerful lady who picked her spots. Some amazing images of the East Coast and VT.

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  7. jooSeptember 2, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    Good to see that damages weren't to bad!
    Lovely photos, especially the first one!

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  8. Regina KSeptember 2, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    Hartford has a great system for high water. Kansas and Missouri are still working to achieve a better system.

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  9. SharonSeptember 2, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    It sounds like your city has a great system for moving flood waters. 24 feet above is huge! These are great photos!

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  10. lizziviggiSeptember 2, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    Thank goodness your city has a system in place for situations like this. It's a beautiful spot, either way!

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  11. Genie -- Paris and BeyondSeptember 2, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    I hope that the waters will soon recede and life will be back to normal. Although Hartford was spared somewhat, a hurricane is disruptive when it tears through your town and floods your waterways.

    Bises,
    Genie

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  12. Sylvia KSeptember 2, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    I am so glad things weren't any worse and, yes, hopefully life will get back to normal -- whatever that is these days! Hope you have a great Labor Day weekend, Jack!

    Sylvia

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  13. Stefan JanssonSeptember 2, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    Every time I see what these hurricanes can do I realise how lucky I am to live in an area where we don't get this kind of weather.

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  14. 'TsukiSeptember 2, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    Hurricane Irene seems to have been quite a violent one... The flood is very impressive.

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  15. cieldequimperSeptember 2, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    Did I hear something on the radio today about another one on its way?

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  16. RedPatSeptember 2, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    Great shots Jack! Glad everything worked out okay.

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  17. LoisSeptember 2, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    Watching all the flooding on television has been just unbelievable. I'm glad Hartford got through it fairly well Jack.

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  18. Kathryn DycheSeptember 2, 2011 at 3:52 PM

    Looks like they have a good system in place, great shots.

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  19. jennyfrecklesSeptember 2, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    20 feet higher than normal is massive! It's good that they have ways to disperse the waters and protect the town.

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  20. KateSeptember 2, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    Many worried folks must be thankful that the water peaked where it did. Flooding creates so much havoc!

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  21. VPSeptember 2, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    Something happened, but I guess it could have been much worse...

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  22. VirginiaSeptember 2, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    I hope you had your pants rolled up J.
    V

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  23. JamesSeptember 2, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    Great shot! This really tells a story!

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  24. DianneSeptember 2, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Amid the minor flooding Jack you have taken these wonderful captures - all calm and serene now!

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  25. RandySeptember 2, 2011 at 11:06 PM

    Great shots Jack and the reflection in the first shot is nice.

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  26. KaySeptember 3, 2011 at 12:18 AM

    These are amazing shots, Jack! Drama and beauty in one package. And I'm mightily impressed that your city is engineered to handle floodwaters as well as it does. Hope you stay dry.

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  27. Oakland Daily PhotoSeptember 3, 2011 at 2:23 AM

    It looks to me like the city planners thought this problem through quite well.

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  28. Greensboro Daily PhotoSeptember 3, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    I'm with Oakland Daily. You must have great city planners. Oh how I love to look and learn.

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  29. Carolina MtsSeptember 3, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    I never knew of these plans to keep Hartford safe - good thing!

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  30. Nathalie H.D.September 4, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    Good news! Proper engineering and planning really makes a difference, doesn't it?

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  31. HalcyonSeptember 5, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    Impressive! At least the water has a place to go.

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