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  • Putting Wahkiakum County's flood risk in perspective

    Dec 8, 2022

    By Dave Hicks and Garrett Phillips By some measures, Wahkiakum County’s flood risk is minor, with less development, fewer people, and fewer flood insurance claims than other counties in the state. Also, there have been no recorded deaths or injuries caused by flooding, and flooding is not an existential threat to the community as a whole. We can look at other measures that tell a different story. For example, 28% of Wahkiakum County’s critical infrastructure is located in floodplains, and a recent State of Washington Flood Risk Analysis ide...