Hochwassermarke - 88239 Wangen, BW, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member jotheonly
N 47° 41.203 E 009° 50.178
32T E 562760 N 5281819
Hochwassermarke an der Argen in 88239 Wangen, BW, Germany....... Flood Mark on the Argen in 88239 Wangen, BW, Germany
Waymark Code: WMX24N
Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date Posted: 11/16/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member SearchN
Views: 7

(Ger)
Die Hochwassermarke der Argen befindet sich am Argenufer, befestigt an der Außenwand eines Gebäudes.
Auf einer Marmortafel sind die Hochwasserstände seit dem Jahr 1850 markiert.
Das letzte große Hochwasser von Pfingsten 1999 (siehe (visit link)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhNoHrlipC4)überflutete weite Teile der Wangener Unterstadt
Nach dem Ausbau des Hochwasserschutzes kam es zu keiner weiteren Überflutung der Wangener Unterstadt

(Eng)
The flood mark of the Argen is located on the banks of the Argen, attached to the outer wall of a building.
On a marble plaque the high water levels have been marked since 1850.
The last big flood of Pentecost 1999 (see (visit link)
(Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhNoHrlipC4)überflutete large parts of the lower city Wangen
After the expansion of the flood protection there was no further flooding of the Wangener lower town
Natural or man made event?: Man Made

What type of marker?: wall plague

When did this occur?: the last time in 1999

Website related to the event..: [Web Link]

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A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.
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