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**Cyncceply** · 04-18-2011, 08:15 PM

How does it handle all those noreasters?

In recent years, not well. A lot of new development upstream is forcing the water down the creek faster. It has no place to go after a while except on our course. We're always going to have floods but we've had more floods in the last three years than the last 20 combined.

This storm was a bit different as it all came in just a few hours time and it was so widespread that other areas contributed to our high tides. The Schulykill was about as high as I have seen it except for some of the tropical storms and hurricanes we have had. On top of snow melt as well it was very unusual for this time of year.

04-18-2011, 08:15 PM	#8
Cyncceply Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	How does it handle all those noreasters? In recent years, not well. A lot of new development upstream is forcing the water down the creek faster. It has no place to go after a while except on our course. We're always going to have floods but we've had more floods in the last three years than the last 20 combined. This storm was a bit different as it all came in just a few hours time and it was so widespread that other areas contributed to our high tides. The Schulykill was about as high as I have seen it except for some of the tropical storms and hurricanes we have had. On top of snow melt as well it was very unusual for this time of year.
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