New Hampshire's Spring Floods

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By Laura Knoy on Thursday, March 6, 2008.
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Before "Mud Season," there could be "Flood Season." New Hampshire officials say they’re concerned about the huge snowpack we have this year. And with all that snow and ice, heavy spring rains could have nowhere to go but into our streets and our basements. We’ll look at what the state has learned from past flood events, how this year's conditions are different, and what preparations are already underway.

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  • Christopher Pope, state director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
  • James Gallagher, chief engineer of Water Division for the Department of Environmental Services

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Mother Nature's Rage
Submitted by Cornelius on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 23:30.

We live on the Lamprey River in Lee and have been badly flooded these past two springs (to the point of our house being 100% surrounded by water and not being able to return home for a minimum of 2 weeks). While last year's damage was affected by a broken damn upstream, we always wonder what kind of damn control occurs downstream - specifically the Wiswall Damn and Newmarket Damn? Who would we talk to to learn more information about damn control and release before, during and after heavy rains? In regards to the people/agencies responsible for the damns - are they typically more concerned about upstream effects or downstream effects of damn release?
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