More Flood Pics 4/10

[ollie]

I thought we came pretty unscathed last time the flood waters came, but this time Hickory creek has come WAY up. I had to stay home with one of the sick children today so I got out for about a half hour and snapped these pics. I have lived in the Neosho area almost all my life and I'm not a young man, but I have NEVER seen the creek like this. The road to my house had to be blocked earlier because of high water and debris that was in the road. I think the drainaged ditches were full of debris from last time and that's why I'm seeing water where I shouldn't. Anyways, these are pics of the low water bridge entering Morse Park. If you look close you can see the water up into the ballfield and where the bridge is suppose to be. Some of you should recognize this place.

[roundtrout]

Ollie,

I hope everyone's alright down there. Looks like the stream may need another big clean-up effort this year!

[ollie]

Maybe I shouldn't say "epic", I just got through talking to my neighbor who use to live right down where those pictures are taken. Where there is a skate park now, there use to be a run down shack that somebody lived in and a few other houses where there is no road now. He also said something about a cement factory that took me a minute to remember. As a kid he could remember the water coming close to how high it ran this morning, but the homes were trashed by the water.