Photo Album: High Water at Archbold, August/September 2004.

At Archbold, rainfall in August 2004 (17.88 inches) and September (14.42 inches) was 2.1 times greater than the 71-year average for these months (1932-2003; Aug. 7.4 in., Sept. 7.8 in. = 15.2 total). Three hurricanes (Charlie-1.34 in., Frances-4.12 in., Jeanne-4.76 in.) contributed 10.27 in. (57%) to the total for Aug-Sept.
   Seasonal ponds filled and overflowed, many firelanes became flowing streams, Lake Annie covered the dock with 18 inches of water, and Old State Road 8 was flooded at the 90-degree bend at Hicoria (2 mi. S. of Archbold's Main Gate).

Fig. 1. From the Director's office; view west over Tract 7 where the boundary firelane is flooded. Digital photo by Hilary Swain, 27 August 2004.

Fig. 2. Flooding in the flatwoods at Sinkhole Pond, Tract 30. Normally the foreground is dry and the pond only extends to the line of grass in the middle distance. A staff gauge is in the left center of the pond. Digital photo by Nancy Deyrup, 27 August 2004.

Fig. 3. Old State Road 8 at the 90-degree bend at Hicoria, view North. About 6 inches of water is over the road at the inside of the curve. Digital photo by Nancy Deyrup, 27 August 2004.

Fig. 5. Lake Annie at extreme high water, with about 18 inches of water over the dock, after Hurricane Jeanne, 25-26 September 2004. The nearly-submerged rain gauge is at the end of the dock. Digital photos L-R by Hilary Swain (27 Sept.) and Carl Weekley (29 Sept.). The water has begun to recede by 29 Sept.