Currie Park flooded by severe storms less than 1 year after historic flooding
CBS 58 WAUWATOSA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- In Wauwatosa, just eight months after historic flooding damaged homes, businesses, and parks - residents are back to cleaning up.
Uprooted trees and fallen branches cover the streets of Wauwatosa.
“A lot of tree branches down, trees down, kinda we’re seeing it all around. Our forestry crew and our staff have to clean up,” said Jon Canavan, the superintendent of Golf and Turf Operations at Currie Park Golf Course.
Along the Menomonee River sits Currie Park Golf Course, partially submerged.
“During dinner last night, it was raining so hard, we were saying the golf course is flooded, for sure. And there it is,” said Reed Felton, a Wauwatosa resident. “It’s a lot of water.”
By the river, it’s a common occurrence.
“Crazy how high it is under the bridge. I wonder if last night it was over. You can see in some places on the road, that it's actually flooded, a ton of vegetation is covering the streets,” said Ruby Jasa, a Wauwatosa resident.
This time, people say they were on edge, after last year’s historic floods hit Wauwatosa hard.
“It’s just sad. I mean here we had last August, which was awful, this isn’t the same proportion as that flood, but it’s still a flood,” said Felton.
City Of Wauwatosa officials say most of the impact is limited to the streets – with about 40 fallen trees damaging some cars and homes.
“The water level peaked at about eight and a half feet. We would consider 11 feet to be minor flooding, so we’re not there,” said Eva Ennamorato, the communications manager for the City of Wauwatosa
Cleanup is underway in the city. At Currie Park, it’ll take some time for the water to recede – before the golf course can open, once again.
“The reason it’s closed, we don’t want any people getting hurt or any extra damage from folks,” said Canavan.
Canavan says he expects the golf course to open sometime next week.