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April 2008 flood photo gallery (UPDATED)
Tim and Ana introducing their 15 month old son Johnny to the rising river.
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- Water bubbles out the top of the terrace as the rising river gets ever closer to flooding it.
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- The water is less than one inch from the top of the terrace
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- The river starts flooding over the top of the terrace
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- Mark Haynes walks along the top of the water covered terrace.
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- The south end of the flooded terrace looking north.
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- From the north end looking south. The water is less than 2 inches at this point
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- These are the steps and will let you compare the later shots of the terrace.
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- The steps looking towards the north ramp.
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- The upstream side of the terrace
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- The towboat Evey-T passing by the submerged terrace.
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- 3-4 inches and getting deeper
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- Waves created by the passing towboat crosses the terrace as the water reaches the bottom of the guard rails
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- Tim and Ana show their 15 month old son Johnny the rising river at the McGregor park terrace.
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- As the pond at the fairgrounds overflows, a Great Blue Heron takes the opportunity to snap up passing minnows
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- The McGregor Park boat ramp.
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- The water has risen at least two feet since our last picture of this approximately 8 hours before.
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- The water has risen at least two feet since our last picture of this approximately 8 hours before.
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- A view from the ramp looking south. The Terrace is completely gone including the guard rails.
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- The fairground boat dock again floating high enough to submerge the access ramps
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- The water is reaching the pavilion at the fairgrounds boat ramp. One of the boat docks can be seen out in the river.
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- Looking across the lake where the fair is held to the rodeo pavilion
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- Two steps submerged almost to the top of the last one. This means the river is up at least 5 feet over the top of the terrace.
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- Just six inches to the top
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- Looking north towards the ramp
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- Looking south from the north side of the terrace
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- The new McGregor Park courtesy boat dock
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- A boat tied to the courtesy boat dock is totally inaccessible from shore.
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- A view from upstream of the Corman Railroad bridge
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- Only 34 feet left until the water reaches the record set in 1936 where the water reached the bottom of the bridge steelwork.
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- The rising water has crossed the road at the fairgrounds park forcing its closure.
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- The spillway for Swan Lake
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- Heavy water flows over the old mill dam at Ringgold Creek.
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- The Swan Lake golf course sign peeks out a lake created by the water overflowing from Swan Lake and the Dunbar cave system.
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- A high water sign overlooks another submerged warning sign placed when the water was a bit lower, a submerged mailbox peeks out of the water behind it.
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- Beehives along West Creek Road overlook the Red River which has overflowed it’s banks
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- With the Red River having overflowed it’s banks it was the perfect opportunity for a little backyard kayaking. Randall Boen (front) and Ted Kitterman (behind) make it look easy. At the same time they are practicing safe watersports by wearing their floation devices.
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With the Red River having overflowed it’s banks it was the perfect opportunity for a little backyard kayaking. Randall Boen (front) and Ted Kitterman (behind) make it look easy. At the same time they are practicing safe watersports by wearing their floation devices. |
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