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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.aol.com>,
"WRYTING-L : Writing and Theory across Disciplines" <WRYTING-L@LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA>
Subject: Hometown River (Source: NOAA Numbers in feet.)
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 01:24:48 -0400 (EDT)
Hometown River (Source: NOAA Numbers in feet.) 39.0 LEVEE WAS RAISED TO THIS LEVEL IN 1973 AND WILKES-BARRE AND THE RIGHT BIGHT BANK BEGIN TO TAKE ON WATER FROM THE LEVEE OVER-TOPPING 37.0 TOP OF THE ORIGINAL LEVEE IS REACHED. 36.0 NESCOPECK BOROUGH BEGINS TO FLOOD. 35.0 DUNDEE AREA IN HANOVER TOWNSHIP BEGINS TO FLOOD. US RTE 11 IN EDWARDSVILLE FLOODS 33.0 MOCANAQUA BEGINS TO FLOOD 32.0 MAIN STREET IN SHICKSHINNY FLOODS. 31.0 HOLLENBACK PARK IN WILKES-BARRE... DURYEA AND WEST PITTSTON ARE AFFECTED. BROOKSIDE AREA BEGINS TO FLOOD 29.0 US RTE 11 IN SHICKSHINNY IS CLOSED. RIVER ROAD IN PORT BLANCHARD AND WEST PITTSTON BEGIN TO FLOOD. PP&L RIVERLANDS FACILITIES BEGIN TO FLOOD. IN THE PAST NANTICOKE BEGINS TO BE EVACUATED 28.0 US RTE 11 IN WEST NANTICOKE IS CLOSED. CANAL STREET IN WEST NANTICOKE BEGINS TO FLOOD 27.0 US ROUTE 11 IN WEST NANTICOKE AND RIVER ROAD IN PLAINSVILLE BEGIN TO FLOOD 25.0 LEVEE PATROL BEGINS. WEST PITTSTON AND HARDING BEGIN TO FLOOD 24.0 MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. CANAL STREET IN SHICKSHINNY AND LOWLANDS IN PITTSTON BEING TO FLOOD 22.0 MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. LOWLANDS IN PLAINSVILLE... PLYMOUTH FLATS... WEST NANTICOKE AND SHICKSHINNY BEGIN TO FLOOD. THE CITY OF WILKES-BARRE IS PROTECTED BY LEVEES TO 37 FEET _