When heavy rains fall on snow-covered ground, you can expect rivers to rise. And rise, the Wabash did. At Lafayette, the river crested at 24.31 feet — 12.31 feet above flood stage. When the river approaches that level, the Williamsburg Apartments offer a free swimming pool in all of the ground-level apartments. Much higher, and the Levee Plaza and Wabash Landing shopping centers start to offer valet parking for boats. I took a few pictures from the playground at the corner of Brown St and Tapawingo (yes, that’s really its name) Drive. When the pictures were taken, the crest was 2 hours away and the river was at 24.27 feet.
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Looking southeast toward the Governor Leslie Memorial Bridge:
The Riverside Skate Center takes on a whole new meaning:
The trash can is for the use of boaters now:
Now you have a nice, soft landing when you get to the bottom of the slide:
Nice! That looks like the Wabash in winter 2003/2004. I remember wading around in water right at that little park!
@Shelley
You waded in the Wabash??? You’re far braver than I’ve given you credit.