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Creeks cannot handle two feet of rain, expert says
Civil engineer and county commissioner Bill Lapsley explains how major waterways like Mud Creek Clear Creek and Cane Creek carried Helene's floodwater. He outlines the bowl shaped watershed system, channel widening, and velocity driven erosion that amplified flooding across Henderson County and surrounding areas.
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Bill Moss
Bill Lapsley
Helene
Lapsley
Henderson County
Hendersonville
Fresh Market
South Main
South Grove
Johnson Ditch
Spartanburg
King Creek
Bat Fork
Devils Fork
Asheville Highway
Balfour Road
Featherstone
Byers
Mills River
Bearwallow Mountain
Clear Creek
Green River
Adger
Polk County
Polk
Mud Creek
Gerton
Jay Alley
Bat Cave
Mother Nature
Lightning County Commission