In this project, we are building bridges and drop structures along an existing dry river bed. Ususally, there is only water in it during spring runoff. These pictures were taken on a day when there was a downpour. Fortunately, our guys picked up and went home early because of the rain. About 30 minutes after they left, someone upstream released the water out of a detention pond to keep it from flooding. The wall of water smashed through the dirt retaining wall which had been built to channel water around the bridge and flooded our project. The forms you can see sticking out of the water are 9' tall, so the water there is probably about 8' deep. Exciting, huh?
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