[Rhodes22-list] TN River 45 year flood level (pic)

[Wally Buck]

We have had a bunch of rain all week and the TN River is at the second 
highest level since TVA was established. I was at my friend’s lake property 
and his dock was 3 feet under water. It is normally 3 or 4 feet above normal 
spring water levels. There were boats floating down the river with no one in 
them. The water level is up so much the boats were floated out of their lift 
slings. I saw two pontoon boats that were crushed against the ceiling of 
their slips.

I went over to my marina to check out my boat. The boat was fine (floating 
docks) and all drains were doing their job. Blue Springs Marina is ¾ of a 
mile off the main channel and normally quite protected. Attached pics are of 
the marina. The water did not come inside but came right up to the doorway. 
Pics show the ice machines and AC unit under water. You can see the painted 
parking lines under water. One pic shows the walkway from shore to the 
marina slips. There are two of these walkways and they were both 5 feet 
under water. The only way to get to the dock was through the marina office. 
The last pic shows a bunch of motor cruisers that are sitting on stands 
ready for bottom jobs. Those boats are not floating!

As I was heading out to leave it dawned on me that it was after 6 PM and the 
office was closed and locked. The other two walkways were under water. I 
headed back to my boat and was thankful I still had 4 cold beers and some 
peanut butter crackers. I was getting ready to call me wife and tell her I 
was spending the night on the boat when I decided to try my hand held to try 
to call the marina owners. They live in a house right next store to the 
marina. I got Larry on the radio and he came over and let me out. He told me 
the water level was almost a foot higher on Wednesday.

The forecast for this weekend looks interesting, low 80s with 15 – 25 winds!

Wally

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