When I was outside surveying the flowers, I looked to the east and saw this
Remember we only average about 18 inch of rain a year.
I've seen this creek running like this about 5 times in the 36 years I've lived here. It is at least a foot lower than the bridge. The bridge has been closed before because of the water over it. In the summer of 1978 while I was expecting DS, a local cowboy rode his horse into the creek in a narrow spot to cross, he drowned.