Potomac Flooding

We were just done with snow...

THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.8 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
AT 12.0 FEET, WATER WILL BEGIN TO INUNDATE THE C&O TOWPATH, ALONG THE
MARYLAND SIDE OF THE RIVER.

DOWNSTREAM IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AT WISCONSIN AVENUE, the tidal and freshwater components will combine to produce a 11 to 12 ft high tide monday morning. water levels will remain above 10 feet through the day. at 10 ft, water approaches k street in Georgetown. at 10.5 ft water approaches independence ave at 17th street and the George Washington memorial parkway at the railroad bridge north of Reagan national airport.

That means the Mt. Vernon and CCT trails will probably have flooding issues as well. Be careful, water that seems calm can easily sweep you away, so it's best to not try and ride through it. (tip SJE)

Comments

[Mike]

I rode the Mt. Vernon Trail to connect to connect to the four mile run trail Sunday.

There were two spots on the trail before the airport that had large amounts of debris.

Under the bridges where the Mt. Vernon trail meets the four mile run, there were two spots flooded with several inches of water- people were riding through the water though.

[Luchopas]

I hope everyone is allright..

[TurbineBlade]

Any updates on the MVT from today (Monday)?

[John]

The trail was well underwater near Daingerfield Island and south of Belle Haven Park. Union/King intersection at Old Town is flooded as usual. High tide is around 9 this morning so things should begin to improve.

[Ian]

The part of the Four Mile Run trail that connects to the MVT is completely under water this morning(well over a foot deep in places). I probably shouldn't have used it, but by the time I realized how deep it was I decided it would be easier to just suck it up and do it.

The MVT is flooded right by where the little path leads off to connect to the 14th St. Bridge (near the Humpback Bridge). I had to ride through some pretty muddy grass to get around the flooding.

[Just161]

Mt. Vernon trail near impassable around Memorial Bridge. I had to backtrack this morning to the DC side and ride up to Georgetown and across the Key Bridge. Potomac is just a few inches below the level of the trail by the Watergate. Image from #dctrails: http://img688.yfrog.com/i/3gku.jpg/

[BlindPilot]

I encountered the flooding on Four Mile Run Trail this morning. I saw it as I crossed the bridge over from Alexandria, so I just skipped it and detoured through Crystal City.

I also had a similar experience to Ian's by the 14th St Bridge connection to the MVT. If 9 AM was high tide, then hopefully things will be better for this afternoon/evening's ride home. I'll probably cut thrugh Crystal City again anyway, though, just in case.

[Bilsko]

The CCT was completely clear from the Canal Rd. tunnel into Georgetown (the lowest portion of the trail) this morning around 8:30. The Potomac is definitely high, but its still a good 30-40 feet away from the trail, so unless things get really dicey today, it should remain clear.

[SJE]

Yep, the CCT seems fine this morning. Apparently the timing of the flood crest and the tide were out of sync so it was not quite as bad. It was over 10 feet at G'town, which is "serious" flood according to NWS.

[Eric_W.]

It was not a fun ride. But as Ian said, once I had committed to the Four Mile Run underpass, I just kept going even though it was nasty.

I think Blind Pilot is on to something by going through Crystal City tonight.