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Autumn scene along the Rocky River, North Carolina — November 10th, 2020
I made the above autumn photo along the Rocky River* from a boardwalk overlook at Pharr Mill Park, Harrisburg, North Carolina, on November 10th. After heavy area rains on Thursday, November 12th, I returned to the park on, Friday, November 13th, but floodwaters prevented me from reaching that same river overlook. The high water marks indicate the floodwaters were at one time 2 feet above the level in these photos. You can see the park boardwalks are underwater. Previous photos of the boardwalks can be found in “A walk in the park.”
Sadly, we also drove past homes along the river where floodwaters had reached 2-3 feet into the homes.
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Floodwaters along the Rocky River, Pharr Mill Park, North Carolina — November 13th, 2020
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Floodwaters along the Rocky River, Pharr Mill Park, North Carolina — November 13th, 2020
The Rocky River is a 95-mile-long river in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. It begins in Iredell County near Mooresville and flows south into Cabarrus County, where it is the principal waterway in the county. The river continues southeastward to form the line between Stanly, Union, and Anson counties. — Wikipedia
You might find exploring the same area on Floodfactor.com to be interesting in how flood prone areas will likely expand to varying degree in the next 15-30 years.
Glad to see you mention Floodfactor.com. I used the site while looking to buy a house. The information it provides is beneficial, but I’ve found it doesn’t consider some flood countermeasure builders/construction/homeowners may have made. For instance, our home does have a minor flood possibility over the next 30 years (from runoff, not from a river or body of water). Still, numerous things offset that, such as underground drainage systems and robust water runoff routing. During the latest heavy rain, I walked around the area to get a sense of water flow patterns and capacities and was pleased with what I witnessed. For our house; it would have to be a tropical storm type event dumping 20+ inches of rain in less than 24 hrs before it might strain the runoff capacities. Not that it couldn’t happen… :-)
Thanks and take care, Mark!
I’m glad your house is situated well. I know a lot of real estate insurance companies are finally waking up to this. As we border a large floodplain, and a very small portion of our backyard is currently in the 100yr flood zone, and areas around us already flood significantly, it’s been something I’ve watched.
We’ve had some really massive downpours here over the last year, including one really torrential one this morning. (Like nothing I’ve ever seen). So far so good for us too, but I am always keeping an eye on drainage.
And some very muddy water. I knew there was flooding out your way. That’s sad to know homes are being affected by the flooding. Looks like it’s not a rushing river so we can be grateful for that. Hope we see more images of this area in the future.
We’ve got red clay soil here, Monte, so red muddy water is a norm. It stains badly, so if a home is flooded, it’s even worst to clean up. I’m sure there’ll be more photos in the future. Thanks, and stay well out there! :-)