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High-Water Mark Tag on a Tree-Trunk with Debris

Detailed Description

A high-water mark tag nailed to a tree trunk with visible debris. The debris that adheres to the tree is the physical evidence of how high the flood waters rose during the flood event; when the waters recede, the debris transported by the flood waters that was floating on the top of the water sticks to the tree.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.