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Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject:
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KillJoy here's some pictures of the dam you were asking about.
Norway and Oakdale Dams.
Some areas got over six inches of rain in one night.
It didn't help that the ground was still frozen and water couldn't be absorbed.
You were correct, the water was going over the dam for a while.
There was a lot of concern about this, but it survived.
These pictures were taken a few days after the storm came thru.
Apparently this is what a dam looks like when there's a little bit of water behind it.
I think the second picture is the Oakdale Inn
("Best catfish by a dam site," according to their sign)
Normally it's pretty far above the level of the river below the dam, but right now, the parking lot is under water.
For those of you not familiar with these dams, the river is usually about the width of the spillway coming out of the dam and the lakes are normally far below the top of the dams.
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Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:22 pm Post subject:
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I have a good idea....lets build some houses right here in this nice FLOOD PLAIN!!!!!
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Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:12 pm Post subject:
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Dam! Of course it could be worse, lasherman, they could build a city in a bowl that is below sea level. But, who would be dumb enough to do that?!  
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Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:12 am Post subject:
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Well I hope everyone is ok up there
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Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:34 am Post subject:
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| {uZa}Lasherman wrote: | | I have a good idea....lets build some houses right here in this nice FLOOD PLAIN!!!!! |
Look at picture five, the water was hitting the top of the bridge.
That bridge use to be really high.
The river use to be in a valley.
Most of the houses were not in a flood zone.
The were considered beyond any known flood zone.
Unfortunately when it rained the ground was still frozen and there was a tremendous amount of water shed.
We don't get a lot of rain storms in Indiana in January.
Most of the people did not have flood insurance because it wasn't needed.
If I had some before pictures, you would see why.
Normally when it floods, the water doesn't jump the banks near the dam.
I'm down stream from the dams by several miles.
Where I'm at the banks aren't very high and it's normal to see huge fields under water during floods.
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Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:33 am Post subject:
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| {uZa}fcbcynic wrote: | | Dam! Of course it could be worse, lasherman, they could build a city in a bowl that is below sea level. But, who would be dumb enough to that?! |
Half of our country is below sea level 
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Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:31 am Post subject:
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| {uZa}Amok wrote: | | {uZa}fcbcynic wrote: | | Dam! Of course it could be worse, lasherman, they could build a city in a bowl that is below sea level. But, who would be dumb enough to that?! |
Half of our country is below sea level |
You might consider relocating. 
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Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:42 am Post subject:
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I was born in the area below sea level (approx. 7 - 8 feet). About 10 years ago I moved south. My village is about 30 ft. above sea level.
With this global warming, I should be living on the North Sea coast in about 20 years! 
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Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:16 pm Post subject:
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Studdog -send us some of that water, we can use it! We are so dry around here in FL! 
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Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject:
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It's hard to find somewhere in indiana that wont flood, with all the rivers and streams 
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