New scientific tools will help predict, warn about Nooksack River flooding
Aug. 29—New gages are being added near the Nooksack River to provide faster warnings when water has surged over dikes near Everson and Nooksack, and to give scientists more precise data on where floodwaters are flowing in rural areas of northern Whatcom County.
One gage will measure stream flow and depth in real time for the U.S. Geological Survey and the other is a water sensor to let USGS and Whatcom County officials know when water is flowing over Emerson Road south of Everson, a sign that floodwaters are heading toward downtown Everson and Nooksack, said John Thompson, a senior planner in the Natural Resources Division of the Whatcom County Public Works Department.
"That's the road that overtops when the flow to Sumas initiates," Thompson told The Bellingham Herald.
A pair of torrential rainstorms in mid- and late November 2021 caused floods in Whatcom County that killed one person and caused more than $150 million in damages.
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