The following are pictures Amy took of flooding that occurred along the Mouse river in Minot, ND. The flooding started topping the dikes on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. It was feared the level would be as high as the infamous "Mouse that Roared" in 1969 when the river crested at 5,570 CFS (cubic feet per second). This is about 1,555 feet above sea level.
Today, the river is over 1,561 feet above sea level. This is a little over 3 feet higher than the previous high set over 120 years ago and is the highest Minot residents have ever seen. To put this into perspective, the river was never expected to go over 5,000 CFS. With the flow at over 29,000 CFS, people are experiencing a 600% increase.
Our hearts and thoughts go out to the thousands of people in Minot and many tens to hundreds of thousands more as this water travels to the Missouri river and into the Mississippi river that the Mouse feeds. To try to find some silver lining in all this, North Dakotans have shown the rest of the world how we pull together and help one another as the number of volunteers have soared to sandbag areas, assist flood victims in relocating their things and providing needed housing.
For more views, the TV station KXMC and newspaper Minot Daily News have links on their websites. If you have Facebook, information can also be found at KX News Minot
To help provide relief, please click to contact the Minot Red Cross. Thank you!