Central Missouri, early Saturday, day after Christmas, it poured. Poured is an under statement.
Around 9 AM wife and I drove a bit west and south of home to do some shopping. The Maries river was at bank full, up from a normal seasonal stream level with the couple hours of rain. Water falls were coming off the cut walls of the new 4 lane. Ditches and small streams were rolling at full bore.
Osage county Missouri is bordered on 3 sides by 2 significant sized rivers and the Missouri river. All the water has to go south and east, towards St Louis, Mo.
My only problem has been the drizzle, low temperatures, and wind, making going outside miserable.
Tomorrow, 1 Jan 16, will clean out two stopped up low water crossing culverts.
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Goliath and Missouri, Illinois Flood
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Goliath and Missouri, Illinois Flood
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Re: Goliath and Missouri, Illinois Flood
Eugene,
Caution: Be careful when dealing with stopped up culverts and not get pulled into the pipe by the water.
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Caution: Be careful when dealing with stopped up culverts and not get pulled into the pipe by the water.
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Re: Goliath and Missouri, Illinois Flood
Not a problem.
The top of the first culvert is about 6 inches below the pavement and the water is only about 10 inches deep on the upstream side. The culvert is 10 inches in diameter. The stream hooks into the culvert so I can stand on solid ground in 2 or 3 inches of water. Tried to clean it out on the 29th. But need to get a 20 foot section of rebar to dislodge rocks jambed in about 4 feet deep inside of the tube.
2nd culvert is about 18 inches below the road, 6 inches in diameter. I have a rerod stuck into the upstream side to shake stuck rocks loose.
The upstream side of both culverts has filled in with gravel and rocks.
Typically the process is using a garden rake to move the larger rocks from the up stream side of the culverts. Usually I can stand on the road way to do this.
Usually have to clear the culverts any time we get 3/4" of rain or more.
The area down stream from both culverts has been mined for gravel 3 times since we have owned the acreage. If the neighbors want gravel, its free, take all you want. Get a couple of decent rains and the area below both low water crossings fill up with gravel.
The top of the first culvert is about 6 inches below the pavement and the water is only about 10 inches deep on the upstream side. The culvert is 10 inches in diameter. The stream hooks into the culvert so I can stand on solid ground in 2 or 3 inches of water. Tried to clean it out on the 29th. But need to get a 20 foot section of rebar to dislodge rocks jambed in about 4 feet deep inside of the tube.
2nd culvert is about 18 inches below the road, 6 inches in diameter. I have a rerod stuck into the upstream side to shake stuck rocks loose.
The upstream side of both culverts has filled in with gravel and rocks.
Typically the process is using a garden rake to move the larger rocks from the up stream side of the culverts. Usually I can stand on the road way to do this.
Usually have to clear the culverts any time we get 3/4" of rain or more.
The area down stream from both culverts has been mined for gravel 3 times since we have owned the acreage. If the neighbors want gravel, its free, take all you want. Get a couple of decent rains and the area below both low water crossings fill up with gravel.
I have an excuse. CRS.
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Re: Goliath and Missouri, Illinois Flood
Sorry to hear it. We missed most of heavy rain. Been thinking about all our east and SE MO friends having to deal with this.
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Re: Goliath and Missouri, Illinois Flood
Yesterday, 7 Jan. I finally got the first culvert clear of rocks blocking the tube. The plastic smooth lined culvert extended about 6 or 7 feet past the roadway. End of the culvert bent down, filling up with rock. Saws-all, took about 5 minutes to cut the plastic tubing and clear the rocks. Once we got the tubing cut the water flushed out the rocks remaining in the culvert.
Reason it took a week was because of the nasty weather and having to wade in 35 degree water up to our calves.
There are still some standing pools of water and quite a bit of water draining out of the two creeks bordering the acreage. While the flood waters down stream Mississippi River may be receding, guessing, it will take a month or more for the Mississippi to return to normal flow.
Reason it took a week was because of the nasty weather and having to wade in 35 degree water up to our calves.
There are still some standing pools of water and quite a bit of water draining out of the two creeks bordering the acreage. While the flood waters down stream Mississippi River may be receding, guessing, it will take a month or more for the Mississippi to return to normal flow.
I have an excuse. CRS.
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