Flood — Clark, Washington

2011-06-01 to 2011-06-18 · near Hazel Dell, Clark, Washington

Event narrative

Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff to produce flooding on the Columbia River. The Columbia River at Vancouver (VAPW1) crested at 17.43 feet at 07:30 am on June 2nd, 2011. The Clark County Parks Department sustained significant damage at Captain William Clark Park in Camas and inumdation/minor damage at three other parks (Vancouver Lake, Frenchman's Bar, and Salmon Creek Trail) along the Columbia, totaling about $50k - $100k. The Port of Camas-Washougal reports about $100k estimated cost to repair two sections of levee that had significant erosion damage. Vancouver Public Works reported damage to the Vancouver Renaissance Walkway, with a rough estimate of repair costs $100k - $1M.

Wider weather episode

This river flooding episode continues from May. A series of weather disturbances brought heavy rainfall to the Pacific Northwest. The heavy rainfall combined with snowmelt runoff to produce flooding on the Columbia River.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 327000. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.