Lab #5
Flood of '94
By the Ocomolgee River in Macon, Georgia, there is a man-made
levee. This seems to be a good thing, as
it is a place people can walk on, and it provides a clear bank to the
river. Yet in 1994, this levee caused a
great flood. The flood was a result of
the tropical storm Alberto. Georgia received
at least ten inches of rainfall, and this caused the Ocomolgee River to rise
very high. The water pressure was great,
and the levee broke. Water flooded past
the levee and into the community. The
river rose so high that there was a great fear of the Otis Redding Bridge
breaking. The bridge survived, but
Interstate 16 and Interstate 75 were blocked due to the flooding, and portions
of them were completely underwater.
Governor Zell Miller declared Bibb County to be in a state of emergency,
and millions of dollars in damage were done.
Click on the link to see a video of the flood:
This picture shows an overhead view of the flooding in Macon, GA.
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