Levee work along Green River begins

By Luke Duecy

Summary

After declaring a flood emergency earlier this month, King County is working to raise an 800-foot stretch of levee along the Green River in Auburn.

Story Published: Sep 21, 2009 at 7:15 PM PST

Story Updated: Sep 21, 2009 at 7:15 PM PST

Levee work along Green River begins
AUBURN, Wash. -- After declaring a flood emergency earlier this month, King County is working to raise an 800-foot stretch of levee along the Green River.

On Monday the county brought in one excavator, with much more equipment due to arrive Monday night and Tuesday to shore up the levee in case the river floods this winter.

The levee, one of the oldest in the county, will be raised about four feet in some places.

The Green River has never topped it, but county officials said they just want to be prepared for the worst, especially since repairs are being made to the Howard Hanson Dam upstream.

Work on the levee will last about a week. After it's finished, the county will raise several more levees in the Kent Valley.

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