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Army Corps of Engineers Historical Pictures
Courtesy of the Corps of Engineers
Downtown Burlington in 1917 Flood Downtown Burlington in 1921 Flood Houses Right Up Against Levees that can fail (November 1949 Flood)
Downtown Burlington in 1917 Flood Downtown Burlington in 1921 Flood Houses right up against levees that can fail (November 1949 Flood)
Fir Island Levee Failures in February 1951 1990 Fir Island Dike Breach Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge in November 1995 Flood
Fir Island Levee Failures in February 1951 Fir Island Dike Breach, 1990 Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge in November 1995 Flood
October 2003 Landslide near Newhalem Upper Baker Dam October 2003 Town of Hamilton October 2003 Flood
October 2003 Landslide near Newhalem Upper Baker Dam October 2003 Town of Hamilton October 2003 Flood
Hamilton October 2003 Flood Line Building Sandbag Wall in Downtown Mount Vernon 2003 Downtown Mount Vernon October 2003 Flood
Hamilton October 2003 Flood Line Building Sandbag Wall in Downtown Mount Vernon 2003 Downtown Mount Vernon October 2003 Flood
   
  South Fork Skagit River Bridge at Fir Island Road in October 2003 Flood  
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Clear Lake Historical Association Pictures
Courtesy of Deanna Ammons
1909 Flood - looking back from Beatty's Slough south towards the Sedro-Woolley Rail Road Bridge 1909 Flood - Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge at Sedro-Woolley 1909 Flood - Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge at Sedro-Woolley
1909 Flood - looking south from Beatty's Slough towards the Sedro-Woolley Rail Road Bridge 1909 Flood - Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge at Sedro-Woolley 1909 Flood - Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge at Sedro-Woolley
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Fox Collection Historical Pictures
Unless specified otherwise - pictures are of Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon 1st St. Flood, late 1800s Mount Vernon 1st Street - 1894 or 1897 1910 - Digging Drainage Ditch No. 18
1st St. Flood, late 1800s1st Street - 1894 or 18971910 - Digging Drainage Ditch No. 18
Looking Across Skagit River to Westside From Mount Vernon During 1913 Flood 1917 Flood Damage to Railroads A 1917 Flood Damage to Railroads B
Looking Across Skagit River to Westside From Mt. Vernon During 1913 Flood1917 Flood Damage to Railroads A1917 Flood Damage to Railroads B
1917 Flood Event - Unspecified Location 1921 Flood 01 - Interurban RailRoad Washed Out 1921 Flood 02 - Fairhaven, Burlington
1917 Flood Event - Unspecified Location 1921 Flood  - Interurban RR Washed Out 1921 Flood  - Fairhaven, Burlington
1921 Flood 03 - Aerial View of Burlington 1921 Flood 04 - Interurban Washed Out 1921 Flood 05 - Fairhaven Looking West (in Burlington)
1921 Flood  - Aerial View of Burlington 1921 Flood - Interurban Washed Out 1921 Flood  - Fairhaven Looking West (in Burlington)
1921 Flood 06 - Fairhaven & Gardner 1935 Flood 01 - Westside Bridge & Logjam 1935 Flood 02 - Unspecified Location
1921 Flood  - Fairhaven & Gardner 1935 Flood - Westside Bridge & Logjam 1935 Flood - Unspecified Location
Floodwaters of 1935 1951 01 - Hwy. 20 Between Burlington - Sedro-Woolley 1951 02 - Lafayette Road Towards Clear Lake Hill
1935-Unspecified Location 1951 - Hwy. 20 Between Burlington - Sedro-Woolley 1951  - Lafayette Road, view towards Clear Lake Hill
1951 Flood 03 - West Mount Vernon - Front Street A 1951 Flood 04 - West Mount Vernon - Front Street B 1951 Flood 05 - West Mount Vernon
1951 Flood - West Mt. Vernon - Front Street A 1951 Flood  - West Mt. Vernon - Front Street B 1951 Flood  - West Mt. Vernon
1951 Flood 06 - West Mount Vernon 1951 - Division & Front Street Bill Harlow's Barber Shop A 1951 Flood 07 - West Mount Vernon 1951 - Division & Front St. Bill Harlow's Barber Shop B 1951 Flood 08 - West Mount Vernon 1951 - Division & Front Street Bill Harlow's Barber Shop C
1951 Flood - West Mount Vernon - Division & Front St. Bill Harlow's Barber Shop1951 Flood  - West Mount Vernon  - Division & Front St. 1951 Flood  - West Mount Vernon  - Division & Front St. 
1951 Flood 09 - West Mount Vernon 1951 - Division & Front Street Bill Harlow's Barber Shop D 1951 Flood 10 - Sandbagging in West Mount Vernon
1951 Flood  - West Mount Vernon  - Division & Front St. 1951 Flood - Sandbagging in West Mount Vernon 1951 Flood  - From the Westside Bridge
  1950s-1960s Aerial View Burlington, Washington  
1950s-1960s Aerial View Burlington
Undated Photographs
1st Street Mount Vernon Looking North 1st Street Mount Vernon - Unspecified Flood Event Above Lincoln Hill - Looking Southwest
1st Street Looking North1st Street - Unspecified Flood Event Above Lincoln Hill - Looking Southwest
Aerial View - Burlington Cap Decatuer's Home Cleaning Up After Flood - First Street Mount Vernon
Aerial View - BurlingtonCap Decatuer's Home Cleaning Up After Flood - First Street
Ct. House (Matheson Bldg) 1st. St. - Unspecified Flood Event   Looking down from 9th St. Lincoln Hill at Rt. (in Mount Vernon)
Ct. House (Matheson Bldg) 1st. St. - Unspecified Flood Event  Looking down from 9th St. Lincoln Hill at Rt.
Looking N. on 1st. St. North (Mount Vernon, Washington) Looking Toward Lincoln Hill (in Mount Vernon) - Unspecified Flood Event Mount Vernon Floodwaters (Unknown street)
Looking N. on 1st. St. NorthLooking Toward Lincoln Hill - Unspecified Flood Event M.V. Floodwaters (Unknown st.)
Mill on riverfront near present site of Moose Hall 1990 - 01 Mill on riverfront near present site of Moose Hall 1990 - 02 North Mount Vernon
Mill on riverfront near present site of Moose Hall 1990 - 01 Mill on riverfront near present site of Moose Hall 1990 - 02 North Mt. Vernon
North of Mount Vernon Railroad Depot at Whitney West on State Highway 20 South Mount Vernon - Unknown Year
North of Mt. VernonRailroad Depot at Whitney West on Hwy. 20 South M.V. - Unknown Year
West Mount Vernon Looking Southeast [Towards Little Mountain] Westside Bridge Westside Looking Towards Hill
 W Mt. Vernon Looking Southeast [Towards Little Mountain] Westside BridgeWestside Looking Towards Hill
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1917 Flood Photographs Donated by John Ruhlman
The 1917 Harmony area flood at the break at the far east end of the Calhoun Road.   The 1917 Skagit Flood looking eastward at the corner of Calhoun Road and Kamb Road.  Included is the old Harmony Baptist Church and the old Harmony School (both torn down now.)
The 1917 Harmony area flood at the break at the far east end of the Calhoun Road.   The 1917 Skagit Flood looking eastward at the corner of Calhoun Road and Kamb Road. Included is the old Harmony Baptist Church and the old Harmony School (both torn down now.)
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Concrete Herald Photographs
May 2, 1957 January 14, 1965 February 11, 1965
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Skagit Valley Herald Skagit County Pictorial History, 2005 Edition Photographs
Early 1900s cable ferry across the Skagit at Sedro-Woolley 1916 - Mt. Vernon during the river freezing over 1926 - Devil's Elbow Bridge, near Newhalem
   
  1935 - Mt. Vernon during the flood

See 1935 articles: 1/25/35 MVDH, 1/26/35 MVDH, 1/31/35 Argus, 1/31/35 Argus, 1/31/35 CT, 1/31/35 C.H, 1/31/35 C.H.

 

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Dike District 12 Donated Pictures
Pictures kindly donated by Dike District 12 Commissioner Chuck Bennett
1951 Flood
 
Sandbagging boils on levees.   Sandbagging a boil on Whitmarsh
 
Flood-Fighting the Old-Fashioned Way   Whitmarsh Road by Hanson Farm
1995 Flood
1995-11-20 Normal Clearance of BNRR Burlington-Mt. Vernon Bridge 1995-11-30 1230 Hours BNRR Burlington-Mt. Vernon Bridge 1995-11-30 1230 Hours BNRR Burlington-Mount Vernon Bridge
1995-11-20 Captain Bennett making sure water is wet 1995-11-30 Dike District 12 Levee at Nagitami's 12:30 PM 1995-11-30 12:15 PM Whitmarsh Rd
  Tracks seperated from BNRR Burlington-Mount Vernon bridge over Skagit River 
1995 flood damage Dike Dist. 12 levee-bank off Bennett Rd   1995 BNRR Bridge Damage
 
Miscellaneous
Skagit River
1990-11-25 Looking at Riverside Bridge  from BNRR bridge December 1994 Log Jam December 1994 Log Jam - railroad crane clears logs from jam
 
Oct. 21, 2003 - sandbags along railroad paralleling St. Highway 20 between Sedro-Woolley and Burlington Oct. 19, 2003 - log jam behind Burlington Northern Railroad bridge

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Dike District 17 Pictures of 1995 Flooding
Crane working on BNRR Burlington-MV Bridge   Scouring of Levee 
Crane working on BNRR Burlington-MV Bridge
 
  Scour of Dike District 17 Levee just downstream of BNRR Bridge
  

 

1980 Flood Pics
Courtesy Skagit County Government
1980 Flood - Hamilton looking west 1980 Flood - Hamilton looking North Flooding Hamilton mobile homes
Hamilton Looking West Hamilton Looking Northwest Flooded Hamilton Mobile Homes
1980 Flood - West Cockreham Island Looking East onto Mount Vernon Revetment The conventional flood fight on the Mt. Vernon revetment
West Cockreham Island A look east onto the Mount Vernon Revetment Sandbags along the Mount Vernon revetment

 

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Pictures of 2003 Flooding

Courtesy of the City of Anacortes
Intake Station, Oct. 17, 2003Skagit River at 32 feet from Intake Station, Oct. 22, 2003 Skagit River from Intake Station Morning of Oct. 22, 2003
Flood-Fighting the Old-Fashioned Way (Same as in 1951)
 
Courtesy of Skagit County Public Works Department
Baker Lake and Upper Baker Dam Upper Baker Dam Lake Shannon and Lower Baker Dam
Upper Baker Dam looking downstream Upper Baker Dam looking upstreamLake Shannon & Lower Baker Dam
Lake Shannon and Lower Baker Dam
Close-up of Lower Baker DamPicture of HamiltonSkagit at Pipeline Crossing, Sedro-Woolley
Skagit at Sedro-Woolley Bridges Oct 22 2003 log jam at Highway 9 10-21-03 Lafayette at Sterling
Looking at houses along Lafayette Road Nookachamps looking back at Burlington Hill Skagit at BNSF Bridge - Burlington
Looking upstream at Bridge Corridor' (I-5, Two Riverside and BNSF Bridges linking Mt. Vernon and Burlington)Aerial photograph of Skagit River at Division Street Bridge looking into Mt. Vernon Sandbagging along the Mt. Vernon floodwall (same as 1951)
Skagit River from Division Street Bridge Skagit under Division Street Bridge South Fork of Skagit
(Fir Island at the top, Dike District 3 levee set-back project at left.)
Looking downstream at North Fork Bridge Aerial photo of Fir Island & South Fork Bridge La Conner
 
Courtesy of NOAA, Taken by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District on October 22, 2003
(For 79 more pictures, start HERE)
Gages Slough and Riverbend area Mount Vernon looking upstream at Burlington, then Nookachamps Skagit River downstream from Sedro-Woolley bridges; Nookachamps under water on the left
Cockreham Island dike break Upper Baker Dam
Cockreham Island levee breach Bottom up: Skagit River, mouth of Baker, Town of Concrete, Lower Baker Dam and Lake Shannon Upper Baker Dam
Ross Dam - Large Slide - aka sld021
Diablo Dam Counter-clockwise: Diablo Dam, Incline Railway and Town of Diablo Ross Dam
 
2003 Samish River Flood Pics
Photos by Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
Breech in Samish River Levee West of I-5 East End Thomas Creek Home Near Farm to Market Road
Breech in Samish River Levee West of I-5 East End Thomas Creek Home Near Farm to Market Road
Kellerher Road Near Green Road Looking Southeast Over Mouth North of Alger Looking South
Kellerher Road Near Green Road Looking Southeast Over Mouth North of Alger Looking South
Quarry_on_Thomas_Creek Samish Mouth
Over I-5 Looking North Quarry on Thomas Creek Samish Mouth
SR-11 at Allen West Road Thomas Creek Breech
SR-11 at Allen West Road Thomas Creek Breech Zoom of Breech in Samish River West of I-5
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Aerial Pictures Taken August 27, 2006
The Dalles, Concrete, Washington
Downstream of The DallesThe Finstead RanchDownstream of The Dalles
The Dalles The Dalles The Dalles
The Dalles BridgeThe Dalles Looking SouthThe Dalles Looking East
Baker River
Concrete and Baker River Baker River Mouth Into Baker Lake Lake Shannon and Concrete
Sauk River
Mouth of the Sauk River Suiattle River into Sauk River Rockport and Howard Miller Bridge
The Volcanoes
Mount Baker   Glacier Peak
Mount BakerGlacier Peak
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Pictures of 2006 Flooding
Courtesy of William L. "Willy" LaRue of the City of Anacortes
Anacortes Water Treatment Plant intake station Sandbag Wall In Front of Water Treatment Plant Soldiers placing sandbags around the Anacortes Water Treatment Plant
 
2006 Hamilton Post-Flood Photos
Hamilton Flood Photo Smith House in Hamilton Smith House post-2006 Flood Photo
The consequences of building flat on the ground in a floodway. "Smith House" after the Nov. 2006 flood.  No water entered the house in a flood of 145,000 CFS at Concrete that didn't reach the top of the steps.  However, in 1921, which USGS declares was 228,000 CFS - no evidence of water marks were found inside the house during 2006 & 2007 forensic studies.  See Historic Flood Flows of the Skagit River & WJE Smith House Forensic Report
 
November 9, 2006 Mt. Vernon Photos by Josef Kunzler, Webmaster
Skagit River Jam Memorial Panorama from Eaton's Books to Division Street Bridge looking southwest, Skagit River at 29' elev. Photo taken 9:15 AM from Division Street Bridge, Skagit River at Mount Vernon at 29.260' elevation.
Photos of the sandbag wall built by the City of Mount Vernon

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Summer 2011 Levee Repair Pictures
What Is In A Levee 01 What Is In A Levee 02 What Is In A Levee 03
What Is In A Levee 01 What Is In A Levee 02What Is In A Levee 03
New Material Along Dike District 12 Stewart Road Next Right - Publisher to Port Trains still going over 1995 Flood Damaged BNSF Bridge
New material along Dike Dist. 12 Stewart Road Next RightTrain going over BNSF Bridge still showing scars from 1995 floods

See also: Dike Dist. 12 1995 Flood Pictures, Jan. 2007 Angry Citizen
USACE Skagit River Stockpile Yard - 299 W. Whitmarsh Riprap along Dike District 17 New rock along Dike District 17
Corps Skagit River Stockpile YardRiprap along Dike District 17New rock along Dike District 17
July 3 Levee Repair Update Pictures
Levee repair along Dike Dist 12 placing riprap along Skagit River Looking at Dike Dist. 12 Looking across at Dike District 17's levee improvement
Placing RipRap along the SkagitDike District 12's new material now is getting a riprap cover. Looking across at Dike Dist. 17's levee improvements - see "Stewart Road Next Right" for what was last week
July 30 Levee Repair Update Pictures
Lots of rock in the floodway Placing rock - and note the big riprap - under I-5 Bridge spanning Skagit River Backhoe getting big riprap
An update on Dike Dist 12's material downstream of Old 99 Hwy Bridge Placing rock - and note the big riprap - under I-5 Bridge spanning Skagit River Backhoe going to get bigger riprap
Dike District 17's been expanding their riprap coverage Look along Burlington, WA bank upstream of Old Hwy 99 Bridge July 30 Update of Dike District 17 work upstream of Old Hwy 99 Bridge
Dike District 17's clearly been working right along.  See a similar July 3 picture for what was a few weeks ago. Looking upstream of Old Hwy 99 Bridge at Dike Dist. 12's new material More rock & riprap along Dike District 17's levee north of Old Hwy 99 Bridge
August 13 Levee Repair Update Pictures
Seeding on top of RipRap Dike District 17 Levee Improvement Dike District 12 Work Downstream of I-5
Seeding top of the riprap Dike District 17's work downstream of Old Hwy 99 Bridge Dike District 12 work downstream of I-5 Bridge
Dike District 12 placing RipRap into the Skagit RipRap Splashing Into the Skagit Big Rocks going into the Skagit
Placing riprap into the Skagit River Riprap being placed into the Skagit Big Rocks Going Into the Skagit River
August 26 Aerial Photos
Aerial photo between Old Hwy 99 & I-5 Bridges spanning Skagit River Big rocks waiting to be placed south of I-5 Bridge Aerial photo of Dike District 12 work north of Hwy 99 Bridge
Looking between Hwy 99 Bridge to the north & I-5 Bridge to the South Big rocks waiting to be placed south of the I-5 Bridge on the Burlington bank. Aerial photo of Dike District 12 levee work north of Hwy 99 Bridge.
11x17 Aerial of Burlington Looking North Cropped aerial of Dike District 12 construction site Looking at 3 Bridge Corridor from the east & vicinity.  Anacortes' refineries are in the horizon.
11x17" of Burlington looking north Dike District 12 hard at work 3 Bridge Corridor & Vicinity.  Looking west towards Avon & points beyond.
September 26 Levee Repair Update Pictures
Looking Downstream of Hwy 99 Bridge at Levee Work Another view of levee work between Hwy 99 Bridge & I-5 Bridge over Skagit River Looking downstream from the Hwy 99 bridge at DD12's work
Looking Downstream of Hwy 99 Bridge at Levee Work Another view of levee work between Hwy 99 Bridge & I-5 Bridge over Skagit River Looking downstream from the Hwy 99 bridge at DD12's work
Look across at girth of DD12 new material between Hwy 99 & I-5 Bridges over Skagit River Picture of DD17 riprap upstream of Hwy 99 Bridge Look upstream at DD12-USACE work product on the Burlington bank
Look across at girth of DD12 new material between Hwy 99 & I-5 Bridges over Skagit River Picture of DD17 riprap upstream of Hwy 99 Bridge Look upstream at DD12-USACE work product on the Burlington bank from I-5 Bridge
Straight across the I-5 bridge perpendicular to the DD12 levee - note the logs and widened levee Looking at the hole cut in the DD12 levee from the I-5 Bridge Logs to be placed on top of riprap
Straight across the I-5 bridge perpendicular to the DD12 levee - note the logs and widened levee Notice the hole in the DD12 levee - and the logs to be placed as Large Woody Debris/LWD for fish habitat. Logs to be placed on top of the riprap as Large Woody Debris/LWD as taken from the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit
December 23 Levee Repair Update
Looking across the Skagit at DD 17 new riprap Zooming in on the I-5 Bridge Burlington Abutment Where the hole in the levee was once...
Skagit at DD 17 new riprap I-5 Bridge Burlington Abutment Where the hole in the levee was...
DD17 Large Woody Debris (LWD) DD12 Large Woody Debris (LWD) below the waterline Zoom on DD12 Large Woody Debris (LWD) intentionally placed in the Skagit River
DD17 Large Woody Debris (LWD) DD12 Large Woody Debris (LWD) below the waterline DD12 Large Woody Debris (LWD) intentionally placed in the Skagit River
  Dike District 12 gully raises serious questions about drainage...
Dike District 12 gully raises serious questions about drainage...

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Assorted Miscellaneous Pictures
Sept. 1963: Skagit County Public Works Dump Truck putting Riprap into Skagit River Mount Vernon gauge on the Skagit River
Sept. 1963 Skagit Valley Herald pic: Skagit County Public Works Dump Truck putting riprap into Skagit River Mount Vernon gauge on Skagit River, Picture by Webmaster Ross Dam, 6 December 1975
Photograph courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives
Gorge Dam
Gorge (Crib) Dam, April 18, 1947
Photograph courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives
Gorge (Crib) Dam, April 18, 1947
Photograph courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives
Gorge (High) Dam, December 22, 2005
Skagit County Government iMap Aerial Photograph of the Dalles, 1937 Skagit County Government iMap Aerial Photograph of the Dalles, 2001 February 1951 flood photo of Conway, South Fork of Skagit to the left.
Photo courtesy Skagit County Public Works
Ross Dam and Ross Lake Upper Baker Dam and Baker Lake Lower Baker Dam and Lake Shannon
Ross Dam; March 25, 2006

Ross Lake elevation at time of picture: 1,501 feet

Upper Baker Dam; April 7, 2006

Baker Lake elevation at time of picture: 685 feet, NAVD 88*

Lower Baker Dam; April 7, 2006

Lake Shannon elevation at time of picture: 384.29 feet, NAVD 88*

Lower Baker Dam 2011-06-21 Lower Baker Dam - Pic from Ellen Bynum July 4th 2011 Pic by David Varney of Brisbane
Lower Baker Dam and Powerhouse on 7 April 2005 personal visit June 21, 2011 Pic of Lower Baker Dam by Friends of Skagit County July 4, 2011 Pic of Lower Baker Dam by David Varney of Brisbane, Australia
Andrew John Johnson Farm
Andrew John Johnson Farm
17322 Beavermarsh Road
Nov 1909 Flood.
Courtesy of Granddaughter Mary Alice Basye.
Farmhouse has never had water in it.
BNSF Bridge
Photograph WSDOT
2002 Avon Bypass Proposal
Lower Baker Dam Lower Baker Dam
Sedro-Woolley Looking East (1979) PSE Digging A Hole In Lake Shannon Before Impending Flood
Nov. 5, 2006 - Around 9 AM
Snohomish River 1995 levee break at Marshland - no overtopping levee. Snohomish River 2006 flood at Marshland- according to The Everett Herald, overtopping levees did not fail. USGS Hydrograph showing that overtopping levees can serve as a cap on river elevations as was the case in 2006 on the Snohomish River.
1932 aerial photo depicting old location of Sedro-Woolley bridge upstream of Great Northern Railroad Bridge. Also shows location of old sloughs. Sterling Dam, which failed in the 1909 and 1917 floods.  Constructed to keep floodwaters from filling up Gages Slough. "Progress"

Work on the Sterling Dam during March 24, 2008 for the purpose of replacing sewer lines alongside State Hwy. 20

April 2011 Aerial Photo of Burlington, Looking North With Gages Slough Running Along April 2011 Aerial Photo of Burlington Padilla Bay Aerial Photo
April 2011 Aerial Photo of Burlington Looking North,
Picture by Webmaster
April 2011 Aerial Photo of Burlington, Looking South
Picture by Webmaster
April 2011 Aerial Photo of Padilla Bay, Picture by Webmaster
*NAVD 88 is a particular datum used in calculating elevations.  On October 1st, 2004 - the federal government and Puget Sound Energy (PSE) went to that datum for measuring elevations on the Baker River reservoirs.  The old datum for elevations was NGVD 29.

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Maps of the Skagit River Basin

By Skagit County Government

Skagit River Basin Overview Map

Skagit River Basin Overview Map
(Pink shading is the FEMA 100 Year Flood)

History of Dike & Levee Failures in the Skagit River Basin Skagit County Diking Districts
Corps of Engineers Modern Maps
Skagit River Basin Map
Skagit River Basin Map Lower Basin 100-year Floodplain in Blue and Bordered in Red Tributary Flow Contributions to the 100-year Flood
(In red, yellow signifies flows entering dams that Corps control during flood events)
Historic Maps
Original 1866 Lower Valley Map Original 1866 Upper Valley Map + 1897 COE Map Log Jams on the Skagit from mid-19th century map
1897 Corps Map 1912 Corps of Engineers Sounding Map December 1982 Dames & Moore Map
1897 Corps of Engineers Map
Map showing depths of the river and location of Beaver Marsh & Olympic Marsh wetlands.
1912 Corps of Engineers Sounding Map
Also shows flood level of 1906 flood at downtown Mt. Vernon of 37.3. This is because it was based on low low water instead of sea level.
1982 Dames & Moore Map
The green areas are Zone B’s, the purple area is Gages Slough (when in reality Gages Slough is high ground to high ground and the old river channel of the Skagit River 1,500 years ago).  The handwriting on the map are figures that came from the much discredited Summary Report for DEIS - Hydraulic Investigations: Cascade Mall at Burlington of 7/12/1982.
  1968 Comprehensive Plan Soils Map  
  1973 Comprehensive Plan Soils Map
Shows the three historical paths of the Skagit River.
 
100-year Floodplain Simulations
Skagit County Public Works Department aerial depiction of 100-year flood from Burlington to Mount Vernon to Padilla Bay Corps of Engineers 100-year floodplain map

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