West Neck Creek on a Bad Day

Met Wayne at West Neck Creek Marina this morning so he could do some maintenance on my outboard, and while we were out that way, we decided to check out the view from the West Neck ramp, as well as from the bridge over the creek, looking both directions. The NE winds were so bad I had trouble just holding my camera still but managed to take the following photos on this day, when the river gauge at 11:30 a.m. stood at minus 1.53. 

The top three photos are looking north from the bridge, while the bottom two depict the view looking south. In the middle photo, the object you see farthest to the left is the boat that someone towed to the middle of the channel and sunk some time ago. The only marker on it is a small piece of PVC pipe that extends above the water level yet, even when West Neck is having a "good day."

Bear in mind, too, that the current weather conditions are predicted to continue for a spell, so we haven't seen the worst yet. If I'm not busy when the worst finally arrives, I will try documenting the scenery once more.

Here's a closer view of the "usually sunken" boat in the middle photo, with the PVC pipe clearly showing:

Remember, you also can click on the photos to bring up a larger version.