Highwater marker signs are up

Pony Pasture Rapids Park, Brown’s Island, and Great Shiplock Park will each receive a High Water Mark sign to reminder citizens of how major floods could impact them.

Update #1 — June 23, 2016; 12:43 PM

The sigsn above went up today in a ceremony. This particular sign is at Pony Pasture. Picture courtesy of the Richmond DPU.

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Original — June 16, 2016

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To check out the truly amazing power of the river check out the pictures on Library of Virginia Flikr. Below is one that you should be able to recognize the location. This was taken when Hurricane Camille hit the area in 1969.

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