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a sea arch cut from sedimentary rocks off Oman's coast

GOING WITH THE FLOW – UNDER THE TYE RIVER

Posted on: September 23, 2025 Last updated on: September 23, 2025 Written by: cmbail Comments: 4
It’s Tye River Tuesday, and in today’s post we’re going into and all the way to the bottom of the Tye River.    Nearly a year ago, on September 27th 2024, the remnants of Hurricane Helene, which a day earlier…
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MASSIES MILL AND THE HURRICANE CAMILLE FLOOD

Posted on: August 20, 2025 Last updated on: August 20, 2025 Written by: cmbail Comments: 1
Tonight, 56 years ago, on August 19th to 20th 1969, the remnants of Hurricane Camille deluged Nelson County, Virginia and in the process supercharged the Tye River with high flows and flooding that had never before witnessed.  Across the Blue…
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TYE RIVER TUESDAY

Posted on: August 5, 2025 Last updated on: August 6, 2025 Written by: cmbail Comments: 1
This post commences a series about Virginia’s Tye River, let’s call it Tye River Tuesday.  It won’t happen every Tuesday, but my aim is to write about the Tye River every third or fourth week. Where is the Tye River?  It’s in central…
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