High Water Mark - Willamette River - Portland, OR
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dkestrel
N 45° 31.498 W 122° 40.333
10T E 525597 N 5041322
A marker measuring the high water point on the Willamette River in Portland, OR
Waymark Code: WMJVTV
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2014
Views: 10
The Willamette River experiences periodic flooding. The flood of 1894 seems to be the first flood for which well documented photographic evidence exists. One famous picture shows men thigh-deep in water in downtown Portland, pointing shotguns at decoy ducks as they float by in the flood waters and another shows men boating through the streets of Portland.
RIVER GAUGE INFORMATION:
High Water June 7 11 A.M. 1894
ANY ADDITIONAL WAYPOINT: Not Listed
WEB LINK FOR RIVER GAUGE: Not listed
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Log Waymark with coordinates and your images of the River Gauge.
"At least one picture must have the gauge plus you in the view".