We had the worst rain storm to-date pass through that causing a flash flood. Although common in the mountains with rivers, we were completely surprised to see our small creek explode and quickly flood the area! Pictures are worth a thousand words, so here are some photos of how the rainstorm affected our homestead.
Bear in mind these creeks are normally only a foot wide and about 6 inches deep!
This is a short video clip from our front porch. Notice the neighbor's home; flanked on two sides by flooded creeks. Luckily their home and barn were high enough to stay dry!
Normal vs. Flooding
The below series of photos are some "normal vs. flood" photos of places on our homestead.
The Biggest Damage
Our driveway took a big hit; flooding and the river of water washing a lot of gravel and base layer down and into our old corn patch. This will be a big cost to repair, both in time and money. Our driveway is about 400 feet long. We also need to put in some water diverters to hopefully prevent such extensive damage in the future.
An Underwater Garden
The garden was under water for a while and we expect the damage to really start creeping in over the next few days as it's been cloudy and everything is still soaking wet down there. Luckily, we did not loose any trellises or cages from the torrent, and our water hose was firmly wrapped around a post to keep it in place--though stretched out down stream.
Being Thankful
Even though we had some damage to the homestead property and most likely lost our garden for the rest of this year, we are very thankful that our home and livestock remained safe. Our home sits atop a knoll on the property and is roughly 30 vertical feet above the creek, if not more.
Our friends downstream from us were not as lucky. They have a farm and lost 400 chickens and had their hay barn flood. Things could always be worse. This is why we are thankful.
That's all for this post, see you in the comments below and on the next post,
