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1. Using what you've Read which River do you think floods more and Why ?" <p>
"2.What do you think could be done to prevent future flooding of the Area ? " <p>
"3. At Waypoint #2 Walk down as close as you can to the River's and Take an Altimeter Reading ,I was surprised at the Elevation ! " <p>
"4.A new change to the guidelines allows me to require a photo. Take a picture of you or a personal item at the site., Thanks For Coming !"<p>
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The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. Its watershed drains an area of 14,119 square miles in five U.S. states—New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. Rising in two branches in New York state's Catskill Mountains, the river flows into Delaware Bay where its waters enter the Atlantic Ocean near Cape May in New Jersey and Cape Henlopen in Delaware. Not including Delaware Bay, the river's length including its two branches is 388 miles. The Lehigh River, a tributary of the Delaware River, is a 109-mile-long river located in eastern Pennsylvania . Part of the Lehigh, along with a number of its tributaries, is designated as a Pennsylvania Scenic River by Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The City of Easton has had it's share of Flooding due to the rivers meeting here. The normal water level here is about 6 ft. The Flood stage here at 22ft. ***** 10/10/1903 Easton had it's first flood at 38.10 Ft ** 3/19/1936 32.80 Ft 8/19/1955 Easton's worst Flood compliments of a double shot of Hurricanes Donnie and Diane 43.70 Ft**** 10/17/1955 poor Easton another shot just 2 months apart but this was a Minor Flood 23.60 Ft *** 6/30/1973 Another Minor Flood at 24.21 Ft *** 5/30/1984 Minor Flooding at 24.31 *** 1/20/1996 30.65 Ft. *** 1/28/1996 Minor flood at 22.38 **** 9/19/2004 water Level at 33.35 **** 4/4/2005 A biggie at 37.20 Ft ** 6/29/2006 37 Ft *** 3/12/2011 26 Ft. *** 8/28/2011 25.FT *** 9/9/2011 29.Ft. FACTORS THAT AFFECT FLOODING The size and shape of a river’s drainage basin dictates how much precipitation the river can receive and how quickly it will arrive . A large drainage basin means that the river’s catchment area is large so it will collect a lot of water, increasing discharge. This will produce a high discharge and can lead to flash floods. If the basin’s soil is impermeable, maybe because it has been saturated by previous rainfall or has been baked by prolonged heating, then any precipitation that falls won’t absorb and will instead run straight into the river, increasing the river’s discharge and triggering floods. Another thing is if the rocks in the area are non-porous or impermeable then water won’t be able to soak into the rocks and will again run off into the river. If a basin has very dense vegetation cover, the vegetation will collect Rain and store it, reducing the amount of water entering a river. If a basin is hardly vegetated then there will be more water draining into the river. Without vegetation, the soil will erode and cause large volumes of soil to enter a river and reduce the river’s capacity. The relief and steepness of the basin affects how fast water runs into the river and cause a flood. If a river has a lot of tributaries, the river’s discharge will be much higher because lots of water will be entering it from its tributaries. After heavy rains or snow melt, the water will rise even more and floods are likely, especially at confluences as this is where discharge is highest. Another problem is Snow melt and Ice Jams they can cause flash flooding and lots of Damage.<P>