High Water Marks, Vancouver, Washington
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N 45° 36.890 W 122° 37.207
10T E 529618 N 5051324
Staff gage at the Vancouver, Washington's Water Resources Education Center shows the height of 1894 (top of gage), 1948, and 1996 (bottom) Columbia River floods.
Waymark Code: WM5RT5
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 02/08/2009
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Vancouver, Washington's Water Resources Education Center, located on the Columbia River upstream of Ryan Point and downstream of Wintler Park, has a U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey staff gage on its property showing the high water marks of the 1894 "Great Flood" (top of gage), the 1948 "Vanport Flood", and the 1996 (bottom) Columbia River flood.
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: Staff Gage
When did this occur?: 1894, 1948 and 1996
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.