Parkway Flooding Update
All the gates open at Nimbus Dam. Photo by John Blue (click to see a high-res version)
Is the parkway still flooded?
Discovery Park is still quite flooded, and will likely be so at least through this weekend.
The parkway near Discovery Park is generally taking on water when the river at the I street bridge is at 19-feet or higher. The USGS is predicting the river to be at over 21-feet through this weekend.
The tough part is that even after the river is below 19-feet, it takes another couple of days for the water to drain out of the park.
The good news is that the parkway is now clear and dry at the 20.5 mile mark and the detour signs are gone.