FERNDALE, Wash. — US Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, (USACE) officials reported yesterday, Monday, January 9th, repairs to the Marine Drive levee had been completed.
Repairs on a 200-foot breached section of the levee began December 31st.
According to a December 30, 2022, press release from USACE, “Officials suspect the breach was caused by a combination of the heavy rain, snow melt, king tides and ice jams that led to the river overtopping the levee.” Error, group does not exist! Check your syntax! (ID: 11)
Completing the levee repairs coincides with National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s king tide forecast that have downgraded to a steady state of low risk for flood levels along the Nooksack River. US Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District
This is the same section of 1 of the many levees USACE repaired last year following the mid-November flooding disaster in 2021.