A month of no rain ended mid-June, capped by 3.5 inches July 4th and another 3 inches July 5th, according to the bucket-and-yardstick rain gauge. Our cypress swamp, which had only puddles, is now full and overflowing.

3.5 + 6 inches of rain, cypress swamp

That chair was above the cypress swamp high water mark for this year. Now it’s in the water.

I’m renaming the front driveway Twin Creeks. Most of its flow goes into the swamp.

3.25 inches 2021-07-04

Gretchen observed there was enough water after the 3.5″ rain to boat in the swamp.

Cypress swamp pretty full

With skeeters

6.25 inches 2021-07-05

Driveway creek

Movie: Driveway waterfall (19M)

Into the swamp

Chair was above high water mark

We have two 4″ pipes under the back driveway. They were full, and overflowing.

Movie: Outflow (9.9M)

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