Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-05-14 | Page 14 | Utah and Idaho News

r I Utah and Idaho T News I I Waters of GreenS Green Green River Rise Above High Level Mark VERNAL ray May 14 A H.-A A sudden additional rise In the flood waters of oC the Green rIer has sent the thC stream above last years year's high watermark water waler watermark mark contrary to expectations The The- mark of last year eal set a recOrd recOrd- forthe for forthe forthe the three previous Tears jears but It is 15 isnow isnow now exceed exceeded d by ten inches Heavy rains t to the north and cast of Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal on Wednesday and Thursday caused the unexpected rise In the stream The bridge spanning the river near Jensen fifteen miles southeast of ot Vernal is not in danger care beIng be- be e. e in lag Ing taken to prevent drift wood lodging against the tho piers of the structure Near Rangely the heavy rain of Thursday caused a small bridge to be floated from its base but it has been replaced in its Its' po po- po Farther east in Colorado the thc rains caused mudd muddy conditions of the roads but cars and trucks from Craig alg arrived in Vernal on Friday afternoon and evening without without without with with- out having exp experienced rie protracted delays Brush Drush arid and Ashley creeks creek emerging emerging ing from the Uintah mountains arc are running higher than at any time timp of oft t the tle e season All Alt irrigation canals are running bank full and some roads in ill the valley are being no flooded oded To date no bridges spanning the the- two creeks are endangered by the flood lood waters as the s surplus volume is being held by the tho banks of the I streams