Add It Up: All wet
Pray for rain, and you just might get a flood.
Estimated damage caused by last week’s the flood, in millions of dollars: 250
Level at which the Chattahoochee River reaches “flood stage,” in feet: 14
Peak crest of the Chattahoochee near Vinings on Monday night, in feet: 28.1
Years since the Chattahoochee reached that height: 90
Number of flooding records broken last week: 9
Number of flood-related deaths: 9
Number of feet that Lake Lanier rose in the week leading up to the flood: 3.5
Difference in the depth of Lake Lanier last week versus the lowest point of the 2007/2008 drought, in feet: 17
Number of months between Gov. Sonny Perdue’s 2007 prayer service for rain and President Obama’s call to Perdue pledging help for the flood: 23
Sources: AJC.com, lanier.uslakes.info