Floods of the Gilão - Tavira, Portugal
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Torgut
N 37° 07.681 W 007° 39.108
29S E 619759 N 4109924
River Gilão flood level marks
Waymark Code: WMFPEB
Location: Faro, Portugal
Date Posted: 11/13/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 7

These two signs show the level of the floods in Tavira in 2000 and 1989. In those years river Gilão raised from his berth and flooded the town.
Natural or man made event?: Natural

What type of marker?: Wall plaque with painted line and year

When did this occur?: 1989 and 2002

Website related to the event..: Not listed

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.
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