Flood Advisory issued May 19 at 7:24PM EDT until May 19 at 10:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...The following counties, in west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Miami and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 1030 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 724 PM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Kenton, Ada, West Milton, Versailles, Covington, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Forest, Russells Point, De Graff, Pleasant Hill, Botkins and Lakeview.
58° 58° Wed 67° Wed 67° chance 46° 46° Thu 67° Thu 67°
Saturday, August 6th, 2011
Photo by Nancy Allen/The Daily Standard

Grand Lake St. Marys State Park operates three diesel-powered dredges: the Pump a Little, St. Marys and Eagle. The state park employs six dredge operators. Pictured is the St. Marys:

  • Built in 1968 and began working on the lake in 1968

  • 88 feet long and 21 feet wide

  • 12-inch discharge pipe

  • Pumps roughly 250 cubic yards of sediment an hour

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