[RobA_Oz]

Taken with the K-3iii and the DA*16-50/2.8 SDM.

[Tonytee]

Taken with the K-3iii and the DA*16-50/2.8 SDM.

Beautiful, truly beautiful.

tt

[RobA_Oz]

Beautiful, truly beautiful.

tt

Thanks, Tony. Nature did the hard work, but the K-3iii acquitted itself fairly well, too, especially given the slow shutter speed, hand-held.

[KC0PET]

[WPRESTO]

Not too much water moving at the moment, but this shows damage to a local road following the second catastrophic failure of a beaver dam in my town. The dam was off in the woods to the left, both it and the pond and very extensive swamp behind it were easily visible from the road. Water continues to flow out from the swampy area which goes far, far back into the woods.

[RobA_Oz]

Not too much water moving at the moment, but this shows damage to a local road following the second catastrophic failure of a beaver dam in my town. The dam was off in the woods to the left, both it and the pond and very extensive swamp behind it were easily visible from the road. Water continues to flow out from the swampy area which goes far, far back into the woods.

One very large culvert needed, I imagine!

[WPRESTO]

One very large culvert needed, I imagine!

The culvert that was ripped out was composed of at least three modest diameter steel tubes, at least I saw three such tubes lying downstream of the break in the road. It would surprise me if those were new pipes already brought in for repair. As noted, the town didn't have the money to repair far lesser damage caused by the earlier beaver dam failure. There will have to be cost assessment, application for disaster relief from the state or the feds, surveying and engineering analysis etc. before any serious work begins. They might do an emergency temporary repair, but considering the magnitude of the damage, I am skeptical of that course of action would provide a safe passage over the break.

[timb64]

Lynton, Devon

KP and 16-85

[KC0PET]

The culvert that was ripped out was composed of at least three modest diameter steel tubes, at least I saw three such tubes lying downstream of the break in the road. It would surprise me if those were new pipes already brought in for repair. As noted, the town didn't have the money to repair far lesser damage caused by the earlier beaver dam failure. There will have to be cost assessment, application for disaster relief from the state or the feds, surveying and engineering analysis etc. before any serious work begins. They might do an emergency temporary repair, but considering the magnitude of the damage, I am skeptical of that course of action would provide a safe passage over the break.

It is unfortunate that many rural counties and small cities do not have the funds for such damages. When I worked in emergency management most of the damage in most areas of MO was caused by flooding and some was substantial particularly when a bridge got washed out (The Joplin Tornado was the one freak event that probably racked up more than many floods, though). FEMA provides money for the locals but there is never enough to go around. I don't seem to have many photos that I took years ago from flood events, here is one that I can find and it is more recent.

[WPRESTO]

It is unfortunate that many rural counties and small cities do not have the funds for such damages. When I worked in emergency management most of the damage in most areas of MO was caused by flooding and some was substantial particularly when a bridge got washed out (The Joplin Tornado was the one freak event that probably racked up more than many floods, though). FEMA provides money for the locals but there is never enough to go around. I don't seem to have many photos that I took years ago from flood events, here is one that I can find and it is more recent.

And when you must go back and repair, it always costs more than building the original.

[savoche]

Here's the lower part of Svandalsfossen, a waterfall consisting of several steps which combined make a 180m drop. Impressive to visit but hard to get good images of

[awscreo]

Dukes Creek Falls, GA. K-1, DFA 15-30, Nisi S5

[paulh]

Not a good photo technically, but it was a memorable moment when both dogs were with us:

[savoche]

Here's a lost-in-the-fog shot of the 145m main drop of Vøringsfossen, Norway

[OrchidJulie]

Not a good photo technically, but it was a memorable moment when both dogs were with us:

Memorable for them, too..."mud! mud! the joy of mud!"