Bomber Bait Co - Gainesville, Texas USA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member vulture1957
N 33° 37.312 W 097° 08.461
14S E 672441 N 3721780
Torrential rains, up to 4 inches an hour, flooded local creeks and the Elm Fork of the Trinity River in and around Gainesville, Texas on June 18, 2007. They high water mark has been painted on the Bomber Bait Company in Gainesville.
Waymark Code: WMZE1Z
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Windsocker
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Bomber Bait Company, 326 S Lindsey St in Gainesville Texas has a line painted on the front of the building indicating the high water mark of the flood of June 18, 2007. Storms bringing torrential rains, dumping an inch of water every 15 minutes, caused local creeks and the Elm For of the Trinity River to flood. Flooding was cited as the cause of death for 4 people.
Natural or man made event?: Natural

What type of marker?: line painted on the building

When did this occur?: June 18, 2007

Website related to the event..: [Web Link]
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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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