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Addicks reservoir. the uncontrolled portion is the part going around the back side of the dam. this is unique structure in ad dicks. drain for the water is coming through the outlet. some of the water -- the water that's coming in to the bathtub is coming in faster than the water that we're able to release from the drain. so some of that water is going around the back side of the dam? small amounts. you know, the back side of the dam, the elevation is about 108 feet. the water elevation right now is about 109 feet. so there is not a dramatic flow of water on the outside of the dam on the outsi...

>> yeah. so the city's out of power. are you seeing -- what else are you seeing there besides power outages? what are the updates you're getting from folks? >> yeah, the water elevation is about three to four feet higher than irene which was one of the records around here. this flooding is -- we haven't seen this since hurricane hazel back in the '54 era. also hurricane ione was kind of like this. we have had so many hurricanes that have been devastating to new bern but none of this category, the flooding. we have been out for two or three days now doing everything to get citizens to move into...