Thames River High Level Mark - Thamesville, Ontario
N 42° 32.710 W 081° 58.086
17T E 420511 N 4710762
High level marks located under the Thames River Bridge on County Hwy 21, Thamesville, Ontario
Waymark Code: WMFF99
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/10/2012
Views: 11
The mark next to river gauge under the Thames River Bridge indicates water levels of over 15 feet, or 605.42 IGLD (International Great Lakes Datum) were reached during the ice jam flood of 1985 which inundated approximately 5600 hectares of farm land in four townships.
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: Painted line at river gauge under the Thames River Bridge
When did this occur?: 1985
Website related to the event..: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.