Yosemite National Park - Floods of the 20th Century
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N 37° 44.596 W 119° 35.587
11S E 271520 N 4180496
A marker on the Sentinel pedestrian bridge that shows the high water marks of recent floods.
Waymark Code: WM4TYP
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2008
Views: 27
Located near the North end of the bridge, this artistic marker shows the dates of various floods that crested the bridge, including the devastating flood of 1997. A nearby interpretive plaque also explains the various major floods that have inundated the Valley, and the ecological benefits to the area as well as the cost.
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: Iron sculpture
When did this occur?: 1997
Website related to the event..: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.