An interesting weekend to say the least
. These pictures do not do any justice to the situation, but it has been getting bad. I am not sure how long the flooding will occur but we are having to keep the front nine closed until the water subsides.
. These pictures do not do any justice to the situation, but it has been getting bad. I am not sure how long the flooding will occur but we are having to keep the front nine closed until the water subsides.This is life in the flood plain when the Gore reaches record levels. Last night the Gore topped off at 1600 cfs. For those of you who are not privy on that number for a creek that size, that is very high, very fast and very dangerous.
Locals who I have spoken with have never seen this much flooding occur on the golf course. The holes affected the most are 2,7 & 8. These areas are the lowest on the course and right now are having a difficult time draining into the creek. Some holes on the back nine will be effected this afternoon as the creek begins to rise again.
Experts say that the creek usually tops out between 2-4am. By this afternoon we'll have to close the back nine as flooding will most certainly occur in areas.
The GCM staff is busy catching up on mowing while levels are down in the morning. We are also working on sand bags and pumps to mitigate further damages.
More to follow.
Hi Steve,
ReplyDeleteBummer, eh.
Dennis Gelvin thinks the peak was either yesterday at 3 am or will be tonight. If you think you have challenges you should hear some of the stories from the guys up on Vail mountain.