I’ve just come back from Manayunk, where the Schuylkill River has flooded Main Street.

I was able to get past the police lines, and took a series of photographs very close to the flooding. You can find them in this flickr set (here’s a link to the slideshow, if you prefer).

Of course, my camera was still on 1600 ISO — a setting used for very low-light situations — from the shots I took at the Espers show earlier in the week. Surprisingly, they still came out okay.

For those of you who know Manayunk, the flooding has occurred, so far, towards the Shurs Lane side of the street. When I was there (around 3-4pm today), the rest of Main Street was still open for business. I did see some water creeping into the parking lot by Green Lane.

From what I’ve heard on the radio, river levels are going to peak tonight, but the waters won’t recede for a few days.

Update: A very strong thunderstorm passed through the area last night, exacerbating the situation.

Manayunk is far from the worst area to be hit — it sounds like the most horrific flooding has occurred along the Delaware River. Philly Future is collecting links to photos and stories from local bloggers; Dan Rubin puts them in context with his characteristic panache on Blinq.

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