Dam Releases and River Levels: What They Mean for Your House
What the flow numbers mean, and where to watch them.
NEAR AUBURN · SUMNER, WA
Sumner Water Damage Restoration
River water, a wet crawlspace or a leak in an older Sumner home? Wet ceiling, wet floor, wet crawlspace: one number.
- Restoration, mitigation & flood cleanup
- Auburn-area restoration companies
- King & Pierce County
Where the White Meets the Puyallup
Sumner sits where two rivers meet. The White River comes down from Auburn and Pacific and joins the Puyallup at Sumner, and the valley floor around them has a long history of flooding. Much of the town's older housing is close to downtown, on the flat ground. In a heavy winter, the rivers rise, groundwater rises with them, and crawlspaces collect water. In older homes, the plumbing adds its own problems: corroded supply lines and bathroom floors that have absorbed years of small leaks.
Sumner Water Notes
- The ground: valley floor where the White River joins the Puyallup
- The houses: an older downtown with older homes around it, plus newer neighborhoods
- The water risk: high water on both rivers; valley-floor crawlspaces; aging supply lines
Sumner and Auburn
Sumner is south of Pacific, in Pierce County. The restoration companies on this line take jobs from Auburn down the valley to here.
Restoration Help for Sumner Homes
Calls to (253) 338-5837 from Sumner go to restoration companies that also take Auburn jobs. They handle restoration and mitigation, emergency water removal, flood damage cleanup, ceiling leaks, wet walls and floors and basements and crawlspaces. The company that takes the job sees the damage first, then works out price and timing with you.
When both rivers are running high, follow Pierce County and the City of Sumner for warnings.
Further Reading
Sandbags, Levees and Barriers: What They Protect and What Still Gets Wet
What each kind of protection stops, and what gets past it.