Happyflowerlady
Vagabond Flowerchild
- Location
- Northern Alabama
My folks lived in the tiny town of Bonners Ferry, Idaho back in the 40's when I was born.
Every spring, when the snow melted in the mountains, the Kootenai River would flood its banks, and sometimes it was bad enough that the town was flooded, too.
Usually, the National Guard would come with all of the army-trucks and lots of men, to put sandbags along the edge of the river by the town. Mostly, they protected the town itself; but some years the water just kept getting higher, and flooded the streets of downtown Bonners.
Eventually , they built the Libby dam upstream on the river, and now they don't have to worry about the town flooding; but here is a picture of it when flooded. You can see the bridge that crosses the Kootenai River at the far end of the street.
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Every spring, when the snow melted in the mountains, the Kootenai River would flood its banks, and sometimes it was bad enough that the town was flooded, too.
Usually, the National Guard would come with all of the army-trucks and lots of men, to put sandbags along the edge of the river by the town. Mostly, they protected the town itself; but some years the water just kept getting higher, and flooded the streets of downtown Bonners.
Eventually , they built the Libby dam upstream on the river, and now they don't have to worry about the town flooding; but here is a picture of it when flooded. You can see the bridge that crosses the Kootenai River at the far end of the street.
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