We won't dwell on river flooding this week except to say that planning is well underway to respond to high water, if needed. The flood forecast from the National Weather Service (NWS) indicates that Granite Falls is likely to have some high water. Their graphs show a nearly 80 percent chance of what they call "minor flooding" and a seven percent chance of "moderate flooding" near the river elevation that we saw in 2011. How ever it's labeled, there's sure to be high water here. Indications are that there will be water covering much of the alleyway below the footbridge in downtown Granite and there will be water lapping at, or rolling onto, Minnesota Avenue, across the river from downtown...
