Finishing Off Winter at Chattahoochee Bend State Park
DECEMBER 2015 (continued) As it has been for months, the rain continued. The week preceding Christmas was pretty soggy and the Chattahoochee River was straining to handle the flow. Miles of the river saw levels top out at 15 feet above flood stage. All of Chattahoochee Bend State Park saw every inch of that high water. At the boat ramp. River was rising rapidly, in only minutes after this photo everything was submerged. River rising up to meet the swing which usually sits twelve to fifteen feet above the river. The river crested and receded quickly but left a mess. Once the waters over-topped the boat ramp they freely flowed into the public use area, flooding the playground and picnic pavilions. At least six feet below the water is the River Trail and its bridges over multiple creek crossings that are now fused into one single river. Even with the nearly continuous rain we managed to squeeze in a Christmas tradition of a trip to...