flood

Just so we're all clear that the prairie is as flat as a pancake, I'll try and paint the image a little more clearly.

We are a forty minute drive east of the flooding and muddy Red River.

At that point in the river it's elevation is seven hundred and seventy seven feet above sea level. Our house is at nine hundred and five feet above sea level.

If we have a one hundred and seventeen foot fudge factor over the deck of the Letellier Bridge, you'll all know if we're flooding because we'll be elbowing each other for room on the next trip on The Ark.

I'm looking forward to the flow in the Roseau dropping down until it begins rolling boulders down the valley again. From half a kilometer away my gut vibrates in sympathy every year when this happens. Man those are big rocks moving.

There is some interesting geoscientific information about the Red River that is linked through the image below. The power of water is quite remarkable.