In a story in the Kent Reporter dated November 5 by reporter Steve Hunter, the community learned that the flood risk for the Howard Hanson Dam has dropped dramatically from early predictions. According to the article, a recent fix to the dam dropped the Green River Valley’s chance of flooding from a 1 in 3 chance to 1 in 32. Compared to the 1 in 140 chance offered by an undamaged dam, this risk is dramatically reduced, but a high risk of flooding still exists.

Read the full story here.

Thanks to the Kent Downtown Partnership for sharing this story.