Rivers (1) GEOG 390|QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

James River Flood The photo on the right shows the James River in Richmond, Virginia at flood stage, looking upriver from the Robert E. Lee bridge. The photo was taken on November 1986. Both bridges have since been relaced; as of June 2020, the Richmond City Council is debating whether the Robert E. Lee Bridge should be renamed.  What is happening in this picture? o The James river is flooding  What makes the water so brown? o The erosion, and has a higher silt composition which is also making the water brown The photo on the right shows the James River during normal flow. The Robert E. Lee bridge and the bridge in the previous photo are in the background. The distance between both bridges is about 0.4 miles.  Can you estimate the height of the river during the flood shown in the previous image. Explain your answer.  There is not enough information to estimate the flood level.  The bridge is a 100 feet high, so the water could be 100 feet high This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :11:27 GMT -06:00 Streamflow data from the USGS for the James River, stream gage near Richmond, Virginia. You can download flood data from: site_no=&agency_cd=USGS&