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On Tuesday afternoon, a big storm just missed me but swamped the watershed that feeds my canyon. All the rain that falls in a 10 square mile area east of me flows right through my property. The next morning ( from my house heading east) my road was dry as a bone for the first half mile but the next two miles to the highway have some problem spots that will need to be addressed. News Theme 2 by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
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Hope you're safe and have plenty of supplies. That looks like it will take a while to dry up.
To me it's just too bad that out of all that you cannot get a swimming hole.
John - A couple questions... Is the water course the same one that you tried to dam several years ago? If so, I can see why the dam washed away.
Looks like UPS won't be coming in for a few days... ;-)
Compared to previous episodes of rain and road washout, how does this one compare to others?
Finally, is there a roadgrader that will come and fill in the bad spots? Or is the repair of your access road up to you?
Thanks
Good luckš¤
LeoinS: Yes, this is the river I tried to dam - it was located at the bottom of the frame at :32 in the video. This wasn't too bad compared to some other storms. After a day and a half of drying, I was able to get out without having to do much filling. Eventually, the Terlingua Ranch Road crew will come out and repair the bad spots.
Hmmmmm somehow if and when I do select some land I will take this clip into consideration. Is it obvious what floods and what doesn't when its dry and a person is land shopping?
It appears the road crew will earn their money keeping your road open. Money well spent.
I wonder how much water collects down in my little basin during a good rain. Heck, if I built a good dam at the south end I could make a huge pond, but that would be devastating to all the wildlife that lives down in there.
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