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Taming the Kootenay
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Bracing the dykes against seepage.
37 of 106 		Dykes that were leaking under pressure, being reinforced on both sides.
38 of 106 		Sandbagging efforts to prevent flooding.
39 of 106 		Filling sandbags that were used to brace the dykes and stop them from cracking.
40 of 106 		Men working to clean up the flats and prevent any further flooding.
41 of 106 		Sandbagging and reinforcing the dykes to stop the flooding.
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Another view of the sandbagging efforts.
43 of 106 		Sandbagging on the Creston flats.
44 of 106 		A wall of sandbags on the flats below Wynndel.
45 of 106 		Sandbags being stacked in wooden frames along the inside of the dykes.
46 of 106 		Men being fed sandwiches and coffee by local women's organizations after working on the flats.
47 of 106 		Serving food to the men on the flats.
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Flood waters creep across R.B. Staples' row crops.
49 of 106 		People kept their machinery on top of the dykes or on higher ground during the floods.
50 of 106 		High water threatened to breach the dykes in 1961; pictured here is District 10 in Idaho.
51 of 106 		Showing the Arrowsmith property at the bottom of Archibald Hill.
52 of 106 		High water of the Kootenay River caused the dykes to slough away in some areas.
53 of 106 		View of the Kootenay Flats after the Libby Dam was put into place.
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