The New Years Eve 2005 Flood

Whoa! Been raining on and off for the last week. Over the last 24 hours its been really coming down in Northern California and NW Nevada. The resulting runoff is causing flooding along the Truckee River and playing havoc with Evans Creek in our neighborhood. Here are a few pictures taken this morning (12/31/05). Happy New Years everyone! We're staying home this year and contemplating filling some sandbags.



Backyard view from the deck

View looking east (downstream) on Evans Creek

A neighbor's house that's flooded out (note the high water mark on the garage door).

Evans Creek behind the flooded house

Lakeside and Evans Creek

Entrance to the Green Ranch development. This is overflow from Evans Creek (probably about 6-10" deep).

Standing in the middle of Lakeside Street

Evans Creek flowing under the wooden bridge at Bartley Ranch Park

The Ranch Loop HIKING TRAIL at Bartley Ranch Park! The old irrigation ditch is overflowing into the trail.

A peek behind an office building on Lakeside Street. Notice the water overflowing the decorative rock retaining wall

Lakeside strip mall parking lot. No Blue Moon Pizza today!

The corner of Ridgeview and Lakeside. Note that the water is covering the wheels on the silver truck turning right off Lakeside.