Floodwaters Receeding in Ozment Bluff Area
January 3rd, 2010 by Joe Burgess
Flood waters are finally dropping in the southwest corner of Drew County, following last week’s heavy rains.
HWY 172 in closed south of the Possum Valley Pavilion, and many county roads are still underwater, as well.
Boats were again used to move residents across flooded areas to their vehicles, and farm animals were led, as best as they could be, to higher, dryer land, although some didn’t survive.
A local farmer explained the December flood, had caught many folks unaware, since local creek flooding was followed so closely to backwater flooding from the Saline River.
The top photo shows HWY 172, still underwater, as of Saturday afternoon. The next photo shows a flooded pasture, and an underwater fence line, north of HWY 172.
The south side of the highway is shown in the third photo, where the floodwaters stretch as far as the eye can see, into the distant forest, and beyond.
The last picture shows Ben Loveless Road, which runs north of HWY 172, just another example of the many county roads, such as Ozment Bluff Road and Gees Landing Road, that are closed due to the slowly falling floodwaters.
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It’s amazing what nature can do. Hope it dries out soon.