The Souris River flooding Minot, North Dakota.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
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Dakota Water Science Center images.
The Souris River flooding Minot, North Dakota.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The Souris River flooding Minot, North Dakota.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Looking east into Minot, ND being flooded by the Souris River. To the left of the photo there is the Highway 83 Bypass and to the bottom of the photo there is Highway 42.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Looking east into Minot, ND being flooded by the Souris River. To the left of the photo there is the Highway 83 Bypass and to the bottom of the photo there is Highway 42.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Looking east into Minot, North Dakota.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Looking east into Minot, North Dakota.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Souris River flooding oil wells in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Souris River flooding oil wells in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The Souris River downstream of the Sherwood, ND gage.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The Souris River downstream of the Sherwood, ND gage.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Looking north to Alameda Reservoir, in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Looking north to Alameda Reservoir, in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Souris River upstream of the Sherwood, ND gage.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Souris River upstream of the Sherwood, ND gage.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Looking down the spillway, to where the spillway meets the Missouri River.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Looking down the spillway, to where the spillway meets the Missouri River.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The spillway releasing 150,000 cfs, with all 28 spillway gates open.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The spillway releasing 150,000 cfs, with all 28 spillway gates open.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The Garrison Dam Spillway will all 28 gates open, releasing 150,000 cfs on June 23, 2011.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The Garrison Dam Spillway will all 28 gates open, releasing 150,000 cfs on June 23, 2011.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Missouri River flowing through the regulation tubes and the hydroelectric power plant at Garrison Dam between Riverdale and Pick City, North Dakota.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Missouri River flowing through the regulation tubes and the hydroelectric power plant at Garrison Dam between Riverdale and Pick City, North Dakota.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Water being released from spillway at Garrison Dam on the Missouri River between Riverdale and Pick City, North Dakota.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Water being released from spillway at Garrison Dam on the Missouri River between Riverdale and Pick City, North Dakota.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The Des Lacs River flooding land in North Dakota.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The Des Lacs River flooding land in North Dakota.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The Des Lacs River flooding land in North Dakota.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The Des Lacs River flooding land in North Dakota.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Des Lacs river flooding road in North Dakota.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Des Lacs river flooding road in North Dakota.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The Des Lacs River coming in to the Souris River. Des Lacs River is the darker water, which is sediment and the Souris River is the lighter water.
>Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The Des Lacs River coming in to the Souris River. Des Lacs River is the darker water, which is sediment and the Souris River is the lighter water.
>Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery and Garrison Dam between Pick City and Riverdale, North Dakota. The Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery is in the bottom left of the photo.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery and Garrison Dam between Pick City and Riverdale, North Dakota. The Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery is in the bottom left of the photo.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Garrison Dam between Pick City and Riverdale, North Dakota.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Garrison Dam between Pick City and Riverdale, North Dakota.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Looking to the southwest at the Garrison Dam Spillway located to the left in this picture and the Garrison Dam located to the right in this picture.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
Looking to the southwest at the Garrison Dam Spillway located to the left in this picture and the Garrison Dam located to the right in this picture.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The Garrison Dam Spillway on June 23, 2011, with all 28 spillway gates open, releasing 150,000 cfs.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The Garrison Dam Spillway on June 23, 2011, with all 28 spillway gates open, releasing 150,000 cfs.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The rising Souris River in North Dakota is flooding a lot of land.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
The rising Souris River in North Dakota is flooding a lot of land.
Photo taken by USGS personnel on a Civil Air Patrol flight.