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Flood Information

 

 Reference Monuments and Photos

On this page...

• 2007 December Flooding -  Aerial Slideshow (external link)
• 2007 Flood Survey
• 1996 Aerial Flood Photos
• Also see the Emergency Management website for general river flooding information (ie, areas that are prone to flooding at certain elevations -- see "Rivers and Flooding" link on the left. This is an external link.)

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2007 December Flooding - Aerial Slideshow

• Click here for the slideshow (external link)

2007 Flood Survey

Pink or red flag indicates water height. The JPGs listed below range from 2 MB to 3 MP.  Use the magnifying glass to read the text.

• Spike 1: 11841 Independence Road
• Spike 2: James Road
• Spike 3: south side of Independence Road
• Spike 4: notes: Independence Road near Michigan Hill Road
• Spike 4: photo: Independence Road near Michigan Hill Road
• Spike 5: notes:11841 Independence Road near Michigan Hill Road
• Spike 5: photo: Independence Road near Michigan Hill Road
• Spike 6: notes: Independence Road, SW of Michigan Hill Road
• Spike 6: photo:  Independence Road, SW of Michigan Hill Road
• Spike 7: east side of Independence Road
• Spike 8: south side of 201st
• Spike 9: notes: Marble Street S.W.
• Spike 9: photo: Marble Street S.W.
• Spike 10: 18940 Marble Street
• Spike 11: notes: Tanglewood Mobile Home Park
• Spike 11: photo: Tanglewood Mobile Home Park
• Spike 12: SR 12 & Forstrom Road (For a photo from Dec. 2007 flood, click here)
• Spike 13: south side of SR 12, res 11005
• Spike 14: Fostrom Road, near bridge over slew
• Spike 15: south side of Independence Road, res 10624
• Spike 16: Forstrom Road, res 18445
• Spike 17: 188th Ave. & Forstrom Road
• Spike 18: 183rd Ave. Bridge near Forstrom Road intersection
• Spike 19: 183rd Ave. S.W. & Moon Road
• Spike 20: notes: Moon Road & SR 12
• Spike 20: photo: Moon Road & SR 12 (For photos from the Dec. 2007 flood, click here and click here.)
• Spike 21: west side of Moon Road
• Spike 22: Moon Road & School Land Road
• Spike 23: north side of School Land Road
• Spike 24: School Land Road & Laymond Road
• Spike 25: south side of School Land Road (For photos from the Dec. 2007 flood, click here and click here.)
• Spike 26: near W. Forstrom Road, north of SR 12
• Spike 27: SR 12 & Anderson Road (For photos from the Dec. 2007 flood, click here and click here.)
• Spike 28: Anderson Road & McCormick Road (For a photo from the Dec. 2007 flood, click here.)
• Spike 29: north side of McCormick Road near res 13003 (For a photo from the Dec. 2007 flood, click here.)
• Spike 30: west side of Jordan Road
• Spike 31: north side of 175th, W of intersection with Moon Road
• Spike 32: north side of 175th near res 12810
• Spike 33: south side of 183rd near res 12627  (W. of Moon Road intersection)
• Spike 34: Meadows Road & 220th Ave. S.W. (For a photo from the Dec. 2007 flood, click here)
• Spike 35: south side of Prather Road, west of Meadows Road (For a photo from the Dec. 2007 flood, click here)
• Spike 36: east of Prather Road Bridge, South of Prather Road (For a photo from the Dec. 2007 flood, click here)

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1996 Aerial Flood Photos - PDFs

Also see Thurston County Reference Monument Locations (PDF)

The photos listed below are available here as PDF files.

• Black Chehalis Anderson 12
• Black Gate Schooland
• Chehalis Prather 12
• Nisqually 507 McKenna
• Nisqually I-5 Old Pacific
• Nisqually McKenna Yelm
• Nisqually River Bend Old Pac Durgin
• Nisqually Yelm Nisqually Pines
• Scatter Sargent 12 183

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Contact Us

For questions about Special Flood Hazard Areas, contact Tim Rubert at 867-2123 or e-mail  rubert@co.thurston.wa.us.