Frankenstorm, before

On Monday, while DC was shutting down and any possibility of a new project starting was washing down the drain with all the rain that was falling, I decided to do a quick tour to see what the area waterways were doing. I had to take a few detours because of roads closed by flooding (or, I suspect, expected flooding), but I was able to get a good look at the Monocacy River and its main tributaries. Here is the Monocacy Monday afternoon:

These two photos are from the northeast side of the Route 355 bridge over the Monocacy. The river is high, but not out of its banks.

This photo is taken from the southwest side of the bridge. Again, the river is high, but not out of its banks.

The tributaries, on the other hand, are another story. One of these is Bush Creeek; I don't know the names of the other tributaries, although I think at least one is also Bush Creek, which meanders. In any event, these are all taken from or near some of the one-lane bridges in the area.

As you can see, the tributaries were getting pretty full up on Monday, and often already over the banks. The peak flood stage for the Monocacy was supposed to be Tuesday sometime. The next post will focus on the post-peak Monocacy.