Fields throughout the valley, like this one near Leavitt Lake on Highway 395, turned into icy lakes this week as flood waters rushed in.
A SusanvilleStuff photo gallery
by Marshel and Jeremy Couso
Inevitably when the Susan River floods it means that the eastern end of the Honey Lake Valley will start to fill up with water, causing rivers, streams, creeks, canals and fields to overflow. Ultimately all of that water ends up in the Honey Lake, but on its way there it wreaks a lot of havoc in the rural areas of the basin.
We took our cameras out to the valley on Wednesday afternoon for a look at the some of the high waters that have cut off major roads in the Standish, Litchfield and Wendel areas.
With Bass Hill and a cloud covered Thompson Peak in the background these fields along the highway are full to the brim with accumulated water.Alexander Lane in Standish has been closed since the Monday when flooding reached the area and overflowed the road.At Dill Slough, along Alexander Lane, water and debris are up to the deck of the bridge.The Standish, Litchfield and Wendel areas have been plagued with power problems forcing LMUD crews to cross moving water and temporary lakes to make repairs.Another main valley artery, Mapes Road, is cut-off by floodwaters just east of Hartson Slough.Water at Hartson Slough, on Mapes Road, is right up to the bridge.Farmers and ranchers in the valley are having to deal with the huge influx of flood waters.Water on the roadway has made Galeppi Lane, near the wildlife refuge, impassable.There is a road out there somewhere!The closer you get to Honey Lake, the deeper the flood waters.
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