We had some heavy rain on Friday, so when I went for a bike ride on Saturday, the Mohawk was pretty high. It was particularly impressive at Lock 8:
A closer view is below the fold:
OK, it's not exactly levee-breaking bad, but it was fairly impressive. I don't have any pictures of the normal condition for contrast, so you'll have to take my word for it that it's a dramatic difference.
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http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=01357500
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