South Umpqua River Reaches Highest Level Since 1996

Update: now 28.16 feet as of 7:15pm. This is the highest the South Umpqua has been since 1996, and is very close to passing that mark. It will be really close. The South Umpqua is still rising and is up to 27.33 feet. The electrical box above the half shell is now completely gone, so the river has risen another couple feet in the last hour or two. The last photo is looking over towards Fir Grove Fields amazing to see the river just five or 6 feet below the fields.