Taylorton Bridge is Under Water!

I have never seen this before. 

This is the Souris River, at Roche Percee Park, east of Estevan.

Roche Percee and more Souris River flooding photos to come....

Rafferty Dam

A few random photos at Rafferty Dam yesterday.

The old railroad trestle bridge - no longer used - spanning the marsh below the dam.

Boundary Dam Power Plant in the background. 

Water from Boundary continues to pour in at max. rate.   The surface of the reservoir is still mostly ice-covered

Some 150 Am. White Pelicans are enjoying the excellent fishing at this inflow location.  Too bad all the good, safe roosting locations are now underwater.    Some are resting here near the viewing area at the South end of the dam



Estevan Area Flood

I don't know who took these aerial photos; they were forwarded around in emails yesterday.

This one is of a few new houses recently constructed or under construction.  The location is across from the soccer field at Woodlawn - that's the Souris Valley Theatre building in the centre left.

And this is just west of Outram, along #18 highway.  Emmels & Yergens.  This is snow melt flooding.

Now I'm not really sure where this is; somewhere in the Outram/Torquay area.  All that water is obscuring my reference landmarks!

This one Larry Preddy took at Woodlawn Park a few days ago

Flooding Around Estevan

We've got a lot of water around here.  People are saying there hasn't been this much flooding since 1974.  The city of Estevan is perched high up on the old river bank so we aren't at risk.  However, some people do live close to the river.   

This is downstream at Rafferty Dam

Water coming in from Boundary Dam

South of town in the valley, on #18 Highway - the Souris River is in there somewhere

This is at the Par Three Golf course and campground

At the bridge on #18 - that's Estevan along the horizon



Along River Road

The SE corner of the golf course

A little farther east from the golf course

That's Shand Power Plant in the background