US 2019/0197892 A1 · FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR DETECTING A LEVEL OF WATER IN A WATERWAY

Abstract

A flood warning system has a gauge unit adapted to be positioned adjacent to a waterway and a display adapted to be positioned away from the waterway and adjacent to a roadway. The gauge unit has a plurality of sensors arranged in vertically-spaced relation within a housing of the gauge unit. The housing has a fluid inlet adapted to allow water to enter the housing when a level of water in the waterway raises above a low position. The plurality of sensors are adapted to detect a level of water within the housing of the gauge unit. The display has a warning indicator thereon. The display is cooperative with the gauge unit such that the warning indicator is actuated when the level of water in the housing of the gauge unit is above one of the plurality of sensors.

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Dependent claims

A process for detecting a level of water in a waterway and for providing a warning of the level of water in the waterway, the process comprising:

positioning a gauge unit in a location on a surface away from the waterway when the level of water in the waterway is at a low position;
sensing a level of water within the gauge unit when the level of water in the waterway raises above the low position;
positioning a display at a location remote from the waterway and adjacent to a roadway;
transmitting a signal from the gauge unit to the display relative to the level of water in the gauge unit;
and
displaying an indicator on the display relative to the transmitted signal, the indicator providing information to a person on or at the roadway relative to the level of water in the waterway.

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Flood warning system and process for detecting a level of water in a waterway

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Flood warning system and process for detecting a level of water in a waterway

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