The Worthington Times

How high is the water?  Not long before sunset, around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 17, it was up to here.  From the looks of the Worthington sign, it might be on the way down. First picture is looking east from the bridge, second and third are of the Worthington Public Access Ramp sign and the last was taken from the bridge looking north.  

Photos by K.

The flood stage for the White River at Spencer is 14 feet. In the current flood, the water reached 22.1 feet very early this morning, Wednesday, January 17, 2007. That was the crest. By 10:00 a.m., it was down to 21.89 feet.

After the river crests in Spencer, then it will be cresting next in Worthington, and then at Elliston near Bloomfield. Since the numbers are not tracked at Worthington, a local river watcher must look at the figures for both Spencer and Elliston.

The flood stage at Elliston is 18 feet. When the river at Elliston is at 24 feet, you know the water is going over the hill road at the Pryor Bridge outside Worthington. When it’s at 26 feet, Shawnee airfield is flooding. When it’s around 30 feet, the lower areas of Worthington on the north side near the Eel River are beginning to flood.

At 8:00 a.m. this morning, the White River at Elliston was at 26.44 feet and it is predicted to go up to a crest of 26.8 feet tonight.