Flood Warning issued September 20 at 9:40AM EDT until September 20 at 2:40PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:40 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall slowly this afternoon, falling below flood stage later this evening. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
Photo by Nancy Allen/The Daily Standard

Pat Ernst of the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service and Wally Broering, Wabash River Conservancy District president, stand on dam 1 south of Eldora Speedway Tuesday morning. Behind the dam is a lake constructed to retain water and capture sediment. The cement structure with a ladder is called a principal spillway riser. Ernst was performing his annual inspection of the three flood control dams on the river.

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