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Flood of May 2003 on the Tallapoosa River.

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High Water Mark Sign marking Alabama River's highest recorded level unveiled in Montgomery

Montgomery, AL High Water Mark Sign of 1961 Flood

On Feb. 26, 1961, the Alabama River crested at 58 feet 1 inch after several days of heavy rainfall. The USGS, National Weather Service, City of Montgomery, and Montgomery Emergency Management Agency came together Friday, March 11 to unveil a commemorative marker showing the highest recorded level of the Alabama River in Montgomery.

See link to AL.com article on the unveiling, which includes a photo gallery and video of the High Water Mark here.

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Data collection at these sites are proposed to be discontinued due to pending buget reductions.
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Webcam at Wadley, AL

Webcam image of the Tallapoosa River

The Alabama Water Science Center has recently upgraded the Webcam at Wadley, AL which overlooks the Tallapoosa River. The upgrade allows a user the ability to operate the Webcam in three dimensions.

Click here to find out more about this ALWSC project.

Historical Preservation of Toomer's Oaks in Auburn, AL

T-LIDAR 3D model with points coloered using a photo drape

The Alabama Water Science Center and Dr. Luke Marzen, Professor of Geography at Auburn University utilized a tripod-mounted laser scanner to capture every dimension of the trees. The tripod-mounted laser scanner also known as terrestrial light detection and ranging (T-LiDAR) quickly scans and outputs XYZ geospatial data to produce highly accurate 3 dimensional (3D) point cloud of the surveyed scene.

Click here to find out more about this ALWSC project.

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