Water, water everywhere ...

DRH · 10-09-2005, 06:40 PM

One of our neighbors with an electronic weather station that measures rainfall recorded 8.39" of rain between Friday afternoon and this afternoon here in West Alton.

Lakewinniboater · 10-09-2005, 10:00 PM

Well, all I can say is that I could not believe the amount of debris and MUD that came down in the flash flood. West Alton Marina and the roads around it were knee deep. Two barges came lose in the channel and the sand bar was full of debris and logs.

Absolutely amazing..... glad that no one was hurt!!!

upthesaukee · 10-09-2005, 10:05 PM

Last year during the runoff in April, I posted this picture of the brook behind my house:

I took this picture this morning 10-09-05 after the heaviest of rain had ended:

I have never seen the brook as high as it was this morning, and we have had this place since 1976. I can believe DRH's neighbor with the rain amount.

I left my house in Alton and went down to West Alton Marina to get the "stuff" out of the boat, put some gas in, and say goodbye to the "Upthesaukee" for the winter. The area on Route 11 that recently had construction for the "rock scaling" had a lot of erosion at the base of the rocks, there were washouts on either side of route 11 just west of the new Minge Cove road intersection, and between that intersection and 11D on the south side of the highway just west of the last rock face was the remnants of a mudslide.

West Alton had water that ran right through the marina and into the lake, and I heard a couple of barges that moor in the channel going into the marina had broken loose and had to be anchored out by the sandbar. Also heard reports of a lot of debris in the lake, so those of you going out, be extra careful.

Hope that everyone made it through safely, and our thoughts and prayers to those less fortunate, especially in the western part of the state.

KevinPlante · 10-09-2005, 11:10 PM

The NH National Guard has been activated to respond to this.

donmac · 10-10-2005, 09:12 AM

Our little stream in Center Harbor was flowing quite rapidly as welll. So our boys decided to take advantage...

Lin · 10-10-2005, 10:35 AM

I've been checking out the photos on the WMUR TV website. So many people have sent in photos that are showing so much destruction and water everywhere in the SWestern part of the state. Such fast moving water.
http://www.thewmurchannel.com/weathe...65/detail.html

10-09-2005, 06:40 PM	#1
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith Posts: 1,689 Thanks: 1,204 Thanked 677 Times in 179 Posts	One of our neighbors with an electronic weather station that measures rainfall recorded 8.39" of rain between Friday afternoon and this afternoon here in West Alton. __________________ DRH

10-09-2005, 10:00 PM	#2
Lakewinniboater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Westford, MA and Alton Bay, NH Posts: 225 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Flash flooding in West Alton Well, all I can say is that I could not believe the amount of debris and MUD that came down in the flash flood. West Alton Marina and the roads around it were knee deep. Two barges came lose in the channel and the sand bar was full of debris and logs. Absolutely amazing..... glad that no one was hurt!!! __________________ Wendy "Wasn't Me!"

10-09-2005, 10:05 PM	#3
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,602 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,468 Thanked 1,983 Times in 1,083 Posts	Here's a little of the rain. Last year during the runoff in April, I posted this picture of the brook behind my house: I took this picture this morning 10-09-05 after the heaviest of rain had ended: I have never seen the brook as high as it was this morning, and we have had this place since 1976. I can believe DRH's neighbor with the rain amount. I left my house in Alton and went down to West Alton Marina to get the "stuff" out of the boat, put some gas in, and say goodbye to the "Upthesaukee" for the winter. The area on Route 11 that recently had construction for the "rock scaling" had a lot of erosion at the base of the rocks, there were washouts on either side of route 11 just west of the new Minge Cove road intersection, and between that intersection and 11D on the south side of the highway just west of the last rock face was the remnants of a mudslide. West Alton had water that ran right through the marina and into the lake, and I heard a couple of barges that moor in the channel going into the marina had broken loose and had to be anchored out by the sandbar. Also heard reports of a lot of debris in the lake, so those of you going out, be extra careful. Hope that everyone made it through safely, and our thoughts and prayers to those less fortunate, especially in the western part of the state. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

10-10-2005, 09:12 AM	#5
donmac Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 47 Thanks: 17 Thanked 12 Times in 9 Posts	Not all bad... Our little stream in Center Harbor was flowing quite rapidly as welll. So our boys decided to take advantage...

10-10-2005, 10:35 AM	#6
Lin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts & Moultonborough Posts: 673 Thanks: 41 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	I've been checking out the photos on the WMUR TV website. So many people have sent in photos that are showing so much destruction and water everywhere in the SWestern part of the state. Such fast moving water. http://www.thewmurchannel.com/weathe...65/detail.html __________________ Lin

10-09-2005, 11:10 PM	#4
KevinPlante Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Portsmouth, NH Posts: 49 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The NH National Guard has been activated to respond to this.