ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Felix Pentlinski doesn’t need a gauge to tell him where the river levels have been and where they’re headed.
“The water level was here,” Pentlinski said, marking the now dry spot the area where floodwaters from the Grand River crept up on his property this weekend, “so it must be going down.”
He’s lived along the Grand in Ottawa County’s Robinson Township for all of is 88 years, so he knows to expect flooding.
As often is the case, neighborhoods off of 118th and 120th Avenues caught the brunt of the flooding in Ottawa County.
One thing that did surprise Pentlinski was how fast the waters of the Grand rose this time.
“I didn’t expect it to come up this high. I was betting on probably a foot less than it is today,” Pentlinski said.
Ottawa County Emergency Management officials say it will likely be the end of the week before they’re able to get into areas where the heaviest flooding occurred. They’re asking people to call the county’s 211 line to report damage.
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