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Post by Marty on Sept 11, 2022 19:27:10 GMT -5
I contacted Marshall and they are on high ground but a whole lot of people are getting flooded streets and basements.
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Post by Village Idiot on Sept 11, 2022 19:28:07 GMT -5
Really. I'll contact my friend and his wife in Batavia.
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Post by Marshall on Sept 11, 2022 19:29:36 GMT -5
More rain coming. As long as we keep power to the sump pump we’ll be OK.
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Post by Village Idiot on Sept 11, 2022 19:54:13 GMT -5
I feel bad. Idiotjam sent all that rain our way. I had not idea it'd be so slow-moving for you.
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Post by aquaduct on Sept 11, 2022 20:05:58 GMT -5
Why did Majorminor have to go all the way to Chicago to take a leak?
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Post by drlj on Sept 11, 2022 21:23:35 GMT -5
No flooding here south of the city. We got quite a bit of rain.
I haven’t heard anything about unusual flooding anywhere but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened.
We may get more rain overnight & tomorrow.
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Post by Marshall on Sept 11, 2022 21:24:10 GMT -5
So far we had 5.5” of rain today. So if an average elephant weighs 8,000 lb, we had 40 elephants fall from the sky on my 1/4 acre property today.
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Post by drlj on Sept 11, 2022 21:32:59 GMT -5
We only got a couple of inches here. I know Rockford got 6 inches so a lot of rain came down in some areas.
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Post by Cornflake on Sept 11, 2022 21:39:13 GMT -5
Uh, wow. We get eight inches in a good year. Y'all stay dry.
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Sept 12, 2022 12:35:17 GMT -5
So far we had 5.5” of rain today. So if an average elephant weighs 8,000 lb, we had 40 elephants fall from the sky on my 1/4 acre property today. Must make you thankful it was water. Elephants will clog a sump pump. |
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Post by Marshall on Sept 12, 2022 13:06:05 GMT -5
They're tough on the roof structure too.
I don't relish the thought of getting on a ladder to clear elephant ears out of the gutter.
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Post by theevan on Sept 12, 2022 14:36:21 GMT -5
We had between 9-11" in little more than one hour Friday before last. Insane, off the charts. Still can't figure out why it killed all the fish in our lake.
Talk about a tease...vultures perched on our deck railing looking longingly at the wonderful putrid mess floating on the water....that they couldn't get to. They rewarded us with some especially nasty bird shit.
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Post by david on Sept 12, 2022 16:52:35 GMT -5
We had between 9-11" in little more than one hour Friday before last. Insane, off the charts. Still can't figure out why it killed all the fish in our lake. Talk about a tease...vultures perched on our deck railing looking longingly at the wonderful putrid mess floating on the water....that they couldn't get to. They rewarded us with some especially nasty bird shit. Evan, I hope the stench is going away. My quick search suggests that the fish likely died of lack of dissolved oxygen. From: www.solitudelakemanagement.com/lake-and-pond-management-fish-health-bulletin/#:~:text=Many%20fish%20kills%20occur%20after,the%20water%20available%20for%20fish. What Causes Fish Kills?
Like humans and animals, fish require oxygen in the form of dissolved oxygen (DO) to survive. However, DO can fluctuate by season, weather or even time of day. The dissolved oxygen requirement in lakes and ponds is highest in the summer when water temperatures reach into the 80’s and 90’s. During these warm temperatures, the water’s ability to hold oxygen is at its lowest. These two factors can reduce the stability of a waterbody, creating the conditions that can lead to fish kills.
Many fish kills occur after several days of cloudy weather, early in the morning, or after heavy rain events. This is because when sunlight is not present, plants also use oxygen (respire), leaving less in the water available for fish. When a lake or pond’s water quality becomes unbalanced, just a small change can be enough to stress fish.
Additionally, large rain events can also rapidly circulate the water in a lake or pond, causing changes in the position of oxygen rich water in a short period of time. This quick ‘turnover’ of the water can quickly decrease the amount of oxygen available to fish, essentially causing them to suffocate. |
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Post by theevan on Sept 12, 2022 18:18:23 GMT -5
We had between 9-11" in little more than one hour Friday before last. Insane, off the charts. Still can't figure out why it killed all the fish in our lake. Talk about a tease...vultures perched on our deck railing looking longingly at the wonderful putrid mess floating on the water....that they couldn't get to. They rewarded us with some especially nasty bird shit. Evan, I hope the stench is going away. My quick search suggests that the fish likely died of lack of dissolved oxygen. From: www.solitudelakemanagement.com/lake-and-pond-management-fish-health-bulletin/#:~:text=Many%20fish%20kills%20occur%20after,the%20water%20available%20for%20fish. What Causes Fish Kills?
Like humans and animals, fish require oxygen in the form of dissolved oxygen (DO) to survive. However, DO can fluctuate by season, weather or even time of day. The dissolved oxygen requirement in lakes and ponds is highest in the summer when water temperatures reach into the 80’s and 90’s. During these warm temperatures, the water’s ability to hold oxygen is at its lowest. These two factors can reduce the stability of a waterbody, creating the conditions that can lead to fish kills.
Many fish kills occur after several days of cloudy weather, early in the morning, or after heavy rain events. This is because when sunlight is not present, plants also use oxygen (respire), leaving less in the water available for fish. When a lake or pond’s water quality becomes unbalanced, just a small change can be enough to stress fish.
Additionally, large rain events can also rapidly circulate the water in a lake or pond, causing changes in the position of oxygen rich water in a short period of time. This quick ‘turnover’ of the water can quickly decrease the amount of oxygen available to fish, essentially causing them to suffocate.That has to be what happened. The sudden inrush displaced the oxygen poor bottom water and that's all it took. |
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Post by jdd2 on Sept 12, 2022 19:18:17 GMT -5
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Post by Village Idiot on Sept 12, 2022 21:05:15 GMT -5
They're tough on the roof structure too. I don't relish the thought of getting on a ladder to clear elephant ears out of the gutter. You have pork tenderloins in your gutter? |
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