For several days up until July 3, we had record amounts of rain in the Western part of Nh and several towns, including ours, were declared disaster areas due to the flood damage.
Water from the beaver pond started to run across the driveway during the wee hours of July 3rd and we awoke to two streams, one larger than the other, going across the lower driveway from the beaver pond into Beatitude Pond. In an hour it had widened and deepened so we were unable to cross. We were stranded for the day.
Towards the end of the day our plowman, also a town road road crew person, came to assess the situation.
Today it has a fix for now, but not sure how it will hold up in the the next extreme weather event.
I noticed the beaver had tried to dam the new river last night before it was fixed.
Today there is a new culvert and new sand and gravel. Meantime much sand has been washed into Beatitude Pond...not great for the wildlife! Hoping to find better solutions for flood mitigation and the funding for it.
Wildlife sightings: Lindley saw a turkey with 14 littles ones on the front lawn today.
Another turtle wandering on the driveway, but this time up by the house! We canoed out back and enjoyed watching and listening to the birds while Lindley fished.
Here is a photo of the river that formed across our driveway before repairs...about 3 feet deep.
Water from the beaver pond started to run across the driveway during the wee hours of July 3rd and we awoke to two streams, one larger than the other, going across the lower driveway from the beaver pond into Beatitude Pond. In an hour it had widened and deepened so we were unable to cross. We were stranded for the day.
Towards the end of the day our plowman, also a town road road crew person, came to assess the situation.
Today it has a fix for now, but not sure how it will hold up in the the next extreme weather event.
I noticed the beaver had tried to dam the new river last night before it was fixed.
Today there is a new culvert and new sand and gravel. Meantime much sand has been washed into Beatitude Pond...not great for the wildlife! Hoping to find better solutions for flood mitigation and the funding for it.
Wildlife sightings: Lindley saw a turkey with 14 littles ones on the front lawn today.
Another turtle wandering on the driveway, but this time up by the house! We canoed out back and enjoyed watching and listening to the birds while Lindley fished.
Here is a photo of the river that formed across our driveway before repairs...about 3 feet deep.
