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CAROLINA BEACH ––– Canal Drive has a flood problem 91 years in the making.
Seemingly once a month (or more), saltwater spills over from the Carolina Beach Yacht Basin onto Carolina Beach’s low-lying, 800-foot-wide strip of sand, framed by Canal Drive.
Flooding on the north end isn’t just a one-off, hurricane issue; it comes with every high lunar tide, arriving at innocuous points in the year, altering the routine of residents living in roughly 100 homes on the strip.
Some keep rubber boots packed in their cars. Most have a plan in place to park at higher elevations when the tide rolls in. Retired civil engineer Dale Walters religiously monitors tidal, weather, and cyclone apps to know when to get his vehicle to higher ground.