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Flood 08

 

Westport IL

The Turn-off to Route 33

Train Bridge Over Route 33

Another View

It Looks Like a Lake

View of Westport Towards the West

 Flood photos of Westport and Route 33.
  Flood of 2008 photos taken by Dan Reitmeyer.

The Flood of 2008 was one of the worst in over 50 years for this region. The Lake Lawrence area, located off Route 50, was devastated.  Some businesses in that area may not reopen and some people who lived there are considering not going back.

Route 33 in Westport, located across the Memorial Bridge from Vincennes, is the route that the majority of our customers take to visit the winery. You can see by some of the photos that the water was well over ten-feet deep in places.

The Birds Road, which leads to the winery was also under several feet of water. Brian and I watched fish swim across the road as the flood waters began to rise.  When the flood reached it's peak, the water was just short
of the driveway.  

Special thanks to Dan Reitmeyer for allowing us to use his photos of Lake Lawrence and Route 33. 

Road Sign off the Route 50 Exit to Route 33

Lake Lawrence Blacktop to the North

River Debris

Signs at the End of the Route 50 Ramp to Route 33

Flood photos of Lake
Lawrence area.
Flood of 2008 photos
taken by Dan Reitmeyer.

Road to White Owl Winery