Logan Flood

Dave Allen · Post by **Dave Allen** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:02 pm

For those that are familiar with Logan you may want to check out these pics from a local photographer

www.gore-photography.com/flood/

lastone · Post by **lastone** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:51 pm

Though not one of the floods of the 50's and 60's (three feet of mud on the Blvd.), a flood is still a flood. You can thank R.D. Bailey Dam for helping. Still, land use in the lower areas has yet to be restricted and to no ones surprise floods again. Very interesting that business relocates back into flooded buildings again and again.... Some things just don't change in Southern West Virginia. The state has made deals with coal operators to build roadbed for them....why not make a deal to fill in these kinds of areas? Everyone would win.

Just a thought.

Is it just me, or are you playing more seventies in the morning?

Hoosier Daddy · Post by **Hoosier Daddy** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:57 pm

That's one indelible memory from childhood trips to McDowell County: Families and businesses seemed to locate the edge of their buildings about 10 feet from the creek bank, no matter how many times water flooded them out.

And that would be the creek bank as defined by a late August drought.

Hell, if I lived near that creek/river/whatever, my abode would be up on stilts, like they do in Cape Hatteras.

Dave Allen · Post by **Dave Allen** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:04 am

Since the RD Bailey damn opened in the late 70's we have very little true floods. What we have here are poor drainage areas (Mt. Gay, Cherry Tree, Garrett's Fork, Crawley Creek, Route 44 toward Omar). A lot of our problems would vanish if we could get Jethro to stop throwing his refrigerator, tires, etc in the creek.

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:25 am

Did it flood in Wilkinson/Monitor? It always has in the past.
The road was just above the creek in july even.
I enjoyed the pictures and recognized most of the places.
Morrisons will have specials on stuff stored near the floor.

Dave Allen · Post by **Dave Allen** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:59 am

Nothing as bad as a soggy weiner.

Yeah as we say it flooded in all the "usual low-lying areas" as it always does. Monitor and Wilkinson included.

Big Media · Post by **Big Media** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:16 am

lastone wrote:why not make a deal to fill in these kinds of areas? Everyone would win.

Except for those down-stream.

Waveguide · Post by **Waveguide** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:21 am

Ahhh..... The seasonal "Flushing" of the Guyandotte river basin.....

Spring is finally here................

The plastic milk bottles will arrive at the Ohio River any day now.

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:37 am

I saw some "Trashbergs" in the Guyandotte today.

Dave Allen · Post by **Dave Allen** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:00 am

Yesterday we saw,among other things, a porch swing, several tires, a raft, bike, toys, etc. Of course you also know the story of the diaper trees. Diaper trees are found only in Southern West Virginia during the flood season. When the creeks and rivers rise you see diapers suddenly start hanging from the trees. In the last couple of years blue Wal-Mart bags have also started to appear.

fearpeddler · Post by **fearpeddler** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:08 am

lastone wrote:why not make a deal to fill in these kinds of areas? Everyone would win.

Just a thought.

thats the problem now... too much has been filled in, now you have areas that have never seen water break above a bank overflow everytime theres an inch or more of rain.....

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:12 am

Remove mountaintops
get coal out
Move houses and business there.
Build dams on river.
Fish.

Hoosier Daddy · Post by **Hoosier Daddy** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:18 pm

genlock wrote:Remove mountaintops
get coal out
Move houses and business there.

Relocate entire cities there.

Have the coal mines (help) pay for it.

The future of West Virginia.