The photos contained in this directory were taken on Sep 8-9, 2004.  Some were
taken after water had receded, but show high water marks on buildings.  Filenames
indicate the location for each photo.  All were taken in Henderson, Transylvania,
and Buncombe counties of western North Carolina.  

For the Swannonoa River (eg, swan-river-1.jpg), high water marks with trees and 
buildings were measured at ~ 8 feet above road level for Hwy 81.  In the Biltmore
Village area, high water marks (seen in photos) were generally in the 4-6 foot range,
including one reported by a local business as near the top of a speed limit sign, but
some levels in low-lying areas would have exceeded 6 feet.

The French Broad at Blantyre reached ~ 8 feet above flood stage, when the river gauge
apparently stopped transmitting.  The photo of the gauge was taken on Sep 8, about 3
hours before the river reached a level of 24.8 feet, and the level was above 24 feet at
this time.  

Additional information will be added to this file and directory as available.

Neal Lott
NCDC/DAB