Pittsburgh flooding

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Linda mentioned to me she heard about some flooding in Pittsburgh. There was nothing bad on my bus route, so I don't know the details of anywhere else aside from some coworker stories. A coworker today, though, pointed out the Allegheny river levels rising pretty high, making her commute a little longer.

I took a photo this morning around 8, from my building windows facing northwest across the river. Right in front of the arches in front of PNC Park is supposed to be a trail (rather nice one), but it's underwater.

The second photo was taken around 3:30, and you can see some grass from the levels dropping.

To give you an idea of what the trail looks like normally, here's a good Google maps link with a street view. Judging by the people you see on the trail, I'm thinking the water levels here are maybe 15-20 feet too high? Hard to say. 

When I left work it was raining pretty hard again, so who knows what the water levels were at after all that.

[Ed Hurst]

Fascinating. Out of all the geography stuff I studied over the decades, hydrology remains one of my strongest interests. Those are good shots, Jay.

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There's a big tradition of civil/environmental engineering here, because of the need for bridges...the hills and rivers, etc. I imagine hydrology is a big part of that discipline.

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As promised (I think? I forget who), here's the Allegheny in front of PNC Park, post-flood. These look to be normal levels to me. I assume those two trucks on the trail are service trucks.

I checked after lunch, and since it was a really nice day out, there were a bunch of people walking on the trail. Back to normal it seems.