How High Can it Go?
I know it doesn’t look like it, but the river is not supposed to be that high. (The steps actually continue down around twice to three times as far and then there is the beach.) It’s a picture of J. and a friend when we were out at Cave In Rock the other day. It’s quite flooded in this area, and it is currently raining and we’ve gotten an extra couple of inches just from the down pours today. I wonder how high the river is now?
In this picture, you can see how far out the river goes, which is pretty far. It is usually a normal sized river for this area, but now it stretches for over a mile in some areas. This area is very pretty when it is dry or wet, though there is no way of entering the cave itself unless you can walk around the rock ledge on the beach to get to it. When the water is high, all you can do is look down into the hole at the top of the cave, which is covered for your safety.
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Comment from Lady on March 18, 2008 at 6:41 pm.
I don’t live close enough to that river, which I cannot remember by name. Though, I do live a couple of miles away from one, it has to brake through a dike and a levee, then manage to roll through a mile of fields before it even gets to my backyard.
Strangly enough, a couple of years ago people in the media started saying that it *could* reach our neighborhood and started convincing others to go out and sandbag the levee. Ha!
Comment from LB on March 18, 2008 at 11:40 pm.
Wow! Where is that? That’s beautiful! 
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Comment from Borski and Nai on March 18, 2008 at 11:51 pm.
hi..thanks for the visit..
we had a similar small body of water like a river behind our place where we used to live..
happy WW! 
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Comment from Jan @ Bold & Free on March 19, 2008 at 12:14 am.
Great shots.
Happy WW, Happy Spring, Happy Easter!
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Comment from shannon on March 19, 2008 at 12:35 am.
Rain, rain, go away….Stay safe and avoid those high water crossings. Happy WW!
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Comment from marcia v on March 19, 2008 at 1:39 am.
It looks like that here today Are you safe
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Comment from Lorelee on March 19, 2008 at 2:05 am.
this is a great photo. There were times when the river near our house were high up that the water reaches to our floor.
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Comment from lareine on March 19, 2008 at 2:24 am.
i hope it would stop rising… it would be nice to be able to walk along that small paved path in summer
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Comment from ONwebCHECK on March 19, 2008 at 2:59 am.
nice photos! happy WW
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Comment from Diana on March 19, 2008 at 6:51 am.
The rain and snow just won’t stop this year! Hope everyone is safe!
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Comment from Marsha (at JustMe1947) on March 19, 2008 at 8:33 am.
We’ve had a lot of rain here this year but thankfully no flooding so far (except for low lying areas which is normal for Louisiana). Nature can be a powerful beast sometimes, even in her beauty!
Happy WW!
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Comment from carletta on March 19, 2008 at 8:51 am.
Love the pics - you must take a photo on a day the river is down!
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Comment from Penelope Anne on March 19, 2008 at 2:55 pm.
Very powerful photos. We have many rivers in the area at flood stage and over because of the thawing snows right now.
I do love the composition of these photos very much, they were a pleasant treat for WW.
Mine is up if you are interested.
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Comment from Lady on March 19, 2008 at 3:52 pm.
Thanks everyone for the comments!
We were only over there in the first place because we got married Friday.
If anyone is interested in finding out where this beautiful spot is, check out Hardin County, Illinois.
I love going to this area on vacation!
Comment from TorAa Mirror on March 20, 2008 at 6:09 am.
When the rivers flood it’s scary but at the same time also fascinating watching the nature as is.
Great photo’s
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Comment from SandyCarlson on March 18, 2008 at 5:58 pm.
I hope your safety is not jeapordized by this rising river.
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