That is the confluence of the Twisp and Methow Rivers at Twisp City Park. Amanda said in 15 years living in town, she's never seen the rivers look quite so "ragey." A good word for it. The Methow crested at about 18,000 cfs on Saturday morning, slightly above the 10 foot flood stage.
The water came up to the edge of the lawn and a side channel ran down the trail like a mini river. The house sits on a slight rise, so good to know it would take a much larger flood than this to submerge the property. That said, it was a nail-biter to witness firsthand, instead of just fretting over the flood warnings from Seattle.
The water is receding for now, and things look none the worse for wear. Instead of losing waterfront the opposite happened, with a delivery of fresh sand to replenish the beach and trail.
A view of the property from the opposite side of the Methow.
Enough about the river. We had a fun weekend and the community theater production of Wizard of Oz was delightful.
One of the other highlights was looking down from Amanda and Tom's property, high above Twisp. The land was a garden of blooming Arrowleaf Balsamroot and other wildflowers. I tuned on my bird song identification app, and within 5 minutes it lit up with a list of 12 different species of songbird. Pure magic.
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