Fishing Access - Nichols, NY
Posted by: 
ripraff
N 42° 01.476 W 076° 21.340
18T E 387768 N 4653396
The DEC fishing access area, with a ramp to the Susquehanna River, has a flood hazard and flood level sign.
Waymark Code: WMQ3B2
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/11/2015
Views: 1
Tioga County has marked many areas with these signs. Interestingly, they were for 2006, which was a record flood, but were not updated with the 2011 flood levels which were higher. The Susquehanna River is very prone to flooding. In particular, tropical storms that stall over the area, whether hurricane or not, can drop significant water into the river basin. This effects the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, New York and Pennsylvania.
“In 2005, we had the 100-year flood, and in 2006, we had the 500-year flood,” she said. “What-year flood is this?” This is a reference to the 2011 flood.
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: Sign
When did this occur?: 2006
Website related to the event..: [Web Link]
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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.
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