A couple of summers ago brother Lou brought his son-in-law and grandson to the Air Force Base Friends and Neighbors Day. After the show we went down the the river to see the monument to our floods that was built after the record 1997 flood which Lou came to help clean up after. (The last few pictures on this blog were taken from the building in the background).
From the bridge it looks pretty small but when you are next to it, it is pretty good sized.
It marks the various record heights the river has gotten in the last century with 1997 being the highest at 54 feet plus. Next was 1897 and this year we came in third highest at 49.5 feet. With the new dike one would not know anything was unusual... this is the first good test of the dikes since they were finished in about 2004.
This is what it looked like today from the sixth floor of the county building. Do you see the flood monument? It is to the left of cener and just poking up the last few feet.
Here is a better shot and the 1997 and 1897 marks are visible with this flood coming in third.
Here is the railroad bridge with Cabelas in the background. A man was arrested yesterday for crossing from E Grand Forks to Grand Forks on this bridge... duh!
From the bridge it looks pretty small but when you are next to it, it is pretty good sized.
It marks the various record heights the river has gotten in the last century with 1997 being the highest at 54 feet plus. Next was 1897 and this year we came in third highest at 49.5 feet. With the new dike one would not know anything was unusual... this is the first good test of the dikes since they were finished in about 2004.
This is what it looked like today from the sixth floor of the county building. Do you see the flood monument? It is to the left of cener and just poking up the last few feet.
Here is a better shot and the 1997 and 1897 marks are visible with this flood coming in third.
Here is the railroad bridge with Cabelas in the background. A man was arrested yesterday for crossing from E Grand Forks to Grand Forks on this bridge... duh!
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Yikes!
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