These photographs were contributed by Al Van Norstrand

The black and white photos were taken in the early 1950s.  A log retaining wall was built to prevent bank erosion.

The color photos were taken recently the Van Norstrand backyard.  The photo on the left shows riprap used to prevent erosion. The picture on the right shows this riprap is  slowly washing away.

This picture, taken by Philip Byron,
shows an eroding bank downstream
from the Van Norstrand cabin.

Gerard Chiacchiera's bridge was wiped out by the 1999 flood.  FEMA has rip-rapped the area.

Anne Schatzel's and two other families' bridge was washed away during the 1996 flood.  They were unable to live in their homes for 8 months while it was being rebuilt.

The photo on the right is of a backyard swing destroyed in the flood.  A tremendous amount of sediment was deposited by the stream on this property.  It took three hours for bulldozers to remove this sediment.

The 1999 flood caused the washout of the road leading to this bridge. Notice in the photo how a good amount of the rip rap was taken away by the water.

The 1996 flood tore up the patio and filled the pool with mud and sediment of this Metzler Realty property.  The shed was also destroyed

Years of continuing erosion has caused damage to this bank on the Eight and Eight Rod and Gun Club's property on the Warner Creek.   

The following pictures are from the Keary property

Compare the pictures on the left taken in 1990 to the ones on the right  taken in 2000.  Erosion has caused the bridge to collapse in the pictures above. The creek has overwidened as seen in the pictures below.   

John Horn's whole backyard collapsed  into the stream during the 1999 flood.  He had to spend thousands of dollars to have the rock wall built to prevent further erosion.

These photos were taken in the December 2000 thaw on the Hoffman property.