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<br /> r <br /> Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> MARCH 8, 1995 Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> CONTACT Bob Hammitt, Maintenance Director, 687-5220 <br /> From Publi Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR 1(IVIM DIATE RELEASE <br /> CREEK A D CHANNEL MAINTENANCE HELPS CITY TO WEATHER STORMS <br /> Reg lar preventive maintenance along Amazon Creek and other major stormwater <br /> channels he ped Eugene withstand torrential rains last January with no significant flooding, <br /> according t a report recently prepared by the Eugene Public Works Department. <br /> In t e report, Maintenance Director Bob Hammitt compared the 11.09 inches of rain <br /> that fell be een January 1 and January 15, 1995, with similar storms in December 1980 and <br /> December 981. One big difference: Amazon Creek, which overflowed onto nearby streets <br /> in the early }980s, remained within its banks this year. <br /> In 1 80 and again in 1981, Amazon Creek overflowed onto East and West Amazon <br /> drives, bac ed up onto numerous other streets, and nearly went over its banks west of <br /> Chambers treet. The intersection of 15th Avenue and Hayes Street was under almost four <br /> feet of wat r. Preparations were made to evacuate some residents, and the Danebo Avenue <br /> bridge just north of West 11th Avenue was c}osed for several days for fear it had been <br /> structurally damaged by the swollen creek. As another measure of flood conditions, a total of <br /> 650 servic calls were received during the course of the two storms. <br /> (mope) <br /> <br />