Patuxent Research Refuge Plants Inventory Project and urban botanical foraying.
30 October 2012 – Sandy: Flood at the Main Entrance to North Tract
Today, I had the day off because of Sandy and so this morning I decided to go the North Tract to check things out. As soon as I came up to the entrance of the North Tract, I spotted an Anne Arundel County Police patrol car blocking Maryland 198. The officer in the car told me that the highway was blocked because the water was too high going under the bridge and they were concerned that the weight of vehicles on it could cause it to collapse.
I looked to the right and discovered that the ball field next to Bald Eagle Drive and Bald Eagle Drive itself were completely inundated. Obviously, the main gate was blocked due to the water.
Enjoy!
1. Water level at the main gate
2. Looking down Bald Eagle Drive at the main gate from Maryland 198
3. Looking down Bald Eagle Drive at the main gate from water’s edge
4. Flooded ball field
5. Flooded ball field
6. Flooded ball field
7. Flooded ball field
8. Flooded area across Maryland 198 from ball field
9. Flooded area across Maryland 198 from ball field
10. Police Patrol Car on Maryland 198 (west side of Little Patuxent)
11. High water level – Little Patuxent River, south of Maryland 198
12. High water level – Little Patuxent River, north of Maryland 198
13. High water level – Little Patuxent River, north of Maryland 198
14. High water level – Little Patuxent River, north of Maryland 198
15. Maryland State Patrol Car and State Highway Administration Truck on Maryland 198 (east side of Little Patuxent)