Parkway Flooding Update
All the gates are open at Nimbus Dam (on the American River at Hazel Ave)
In case you weren’t already aware, the rivers are running quite high. As a result, much of Discovery Park is underwater, making the American River Parkway impassable at that point.
There are reports of flooding at the 0.5 mile mark (near the archery range), just past the 1 mile mark, and along the creek where the trail passes under Northgate Blvd. (between the 2 and 2.5 mile marks).
I am also getting reports this morning of flooding on the upper end of the Parkway, near mile marks 20.5 and 21, or Sunrise Blvd. (An alert reader tells me there is a well marked detour at this point.)
As of this writing, the USGS is reporting the Sacramento River to be at 24-feet at the I Street Bridge. Discovery Park is closed at 19-feet and you can generally find water on the Parkway when the water is this high.
Last weekend’s Shamrock’n Half Marathon got lucky, but next weekend’s River City Marathon doesn’t look like it’s getting the same break. If you are planning to run that race next weekend, you might want to start checking to see if they have an alternative route in mind just in case the finish line is still under water!
Be safe!
i ran 15 today on the bike trail from mile 11 to mile 3.5 and back. i had to run through water 5 inches deep right around the mile 4 marker. im not sure, but i think the 4th mile marker is underwater, because i was looking for it, planning to run 14, but missed it so i kept running. then i had to cross it again, lol. heavy feet for 7 miles sucks, especially in the rain with a headwind. hi john!
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