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Taming the Kootenay
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The break in the dyke at the Goat River diversion.
19 of 35 		The break in the Goat River diversion.
20 of 35 		Looking south down Reclamation Road in West Creston.
21 of 35 		Flood waters erode land.
22 of 35 		The dykes collapse as the flood waters recede.
23 of 35 		Water floods the old Goat River Channel, coming in from the north side of the diversion.
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False Mouth, between the Kootenay River and the old Goat River channel, flooded with water.
25 of 35 		The Goat River breaking through the 1935 diversion.
26 of 35 		Bob Maxwell's boat, used as transportation on the flats during floods.
27 of 35 		An aerial view of Duck Lake, looking south.
28 of 35 		Hunting lodge of an American duck hunting club.
29 of 35 		False Mouth, between the Kootenay and Goat River channels
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New dyke at the Wildlife Centre Nesting Area
31 of 35 		South dyke at Leach Lake, during flood.
32 of 35 		Flooding Kootenay River at the north end of Duck Lake.
33 of 35 		A dyke on Duck Lake
34 of 35 		Low water on the Kootenay River.
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