As many know most of the Red River Valley is battling a historic flood. In the 100+ years or recording river levels this is the highest it has ever been. We lived in Harwood during the 1997 flood which at that time was record levels. Harwood was an island then and it now is the same. Though the flood is different in many ways the most significant for us is we now have the safety for 4 children to consider. We have had our bags packed for many days in case of an emergency evacuation hoping that we would be able to grab them if the time came. We have have had many offers from family and friends to go to stay at their homes to which we are extremely grateful but in the end we decided to stay secluded from the rest of the world on the Harwood Island. After talking with our engineers and city leaders I feel are dikes are high enough and we should stay dry. The only threat I feel is if the dike that protects us from the Sheyenne River would fail then we would have water within inches of our house depending on the river level at that moment.
Below are a few of the pictures taken so far:
Above picture is a picture looking across the Sheyenne River into Harwood. Hard to tell but the water is still a few feet away from the top of the dike.
Above is a picture of the air boats(wind boats) going to a rescue in rural Harwood. They are traveling on a road which is diked on the other lane.
Close up picture of one of the boats as it passes by in an emergency rush.
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Eerie . . . having flashbacks . . .
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