This summer's severe drought has caused depth of the Alabama River to be at record low levels. This view under the Edmund Pettus Bridge reveals a sandy beach along the bank that normally isn't so prominent. The drought has also prevented a lot of boat traffic, particularly commercial barges.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Under the Bridge
This summer's severe drought has caused depth of the Alabama River to be at record low levels. This view under the Edmund Pettus Bridge reveals a sandy beach along the bank that normally isn't so prominent. The drought has also prevented a lot of boat traffic, particularly commercial barges.
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Nice perspective !
Your photo clearly shows the river banks and the river is way down.
I didn't know you guys were in a drought too. I guess you our water has been dumped down and flooded others leaving us high and dry, so to speak.
It is very dry here and I doubt it if everything we have here will survive. I hope so. I know I water enough with cans of water and sometimes use the hose.
I hope we both get some rain.
Best wishes for a nice week,
Abraham Lincoln
Tufted-titmouse slobbers
Hi Abe. We have been getting rain the past couple of weeks now. But the shortfall was something like 15 inches, so it will take a while to catch up. Our little garden, which we had to water to little avail, is now growing and producing. We finally have rattlesnake beans, about six weeks behind usual maturity. Hope you get some rain too!
Strange weather patterns this summer - floods in half of the country, drought in the other half...
Like how you framed this photo!
Different water levels as well as water temperature have various effects. In Duluth, MN the increased warmth of Lake Superior keeps the channels open in winter months for longer periods but the lower levels have a marked effect on what kinds of ships can then safely navigate the waters. Freaky weather.
Hope y'all have started receiving some more rainfall. It's no fun to have to water the lawns and flower beds constantly, just to keep them from turning brown. Good luck with your garden!
I love this photo....it's also very dry over here on Maui.
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