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Taming the Kootenay
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A map of dykes along the Kootenay River
55 of 213 		After the completion of the major portion of the dyking project in October of 1935.
56 of 213 		The Creston Review gave up to date information to the public about the details of the 1938 flood.
57 of 213 		View of the Creston Flats flooded in the spring of 1938.
58 of 213 		Flood waters overflow the banks of the river in 1938.
59 of 213 		Flooding of agricultural land on the Creston Flats.
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Road looking out over Creston flats of beginnings of flood.
61 of 213 		Flood waters destroyed crops and damaged homes on the flats.
62 of 213 		Flooding of the farmland.
63 of 213 		The Goat River channel flooding, 1938
64 of 213 		Harry Christenson with one of his scrapers repairing flood damage to the dykes.
65 of 213 		A wall of planks, driven into the ground on the outside of the dykes, to deflect the river's water.
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Water rises along the dykes. Sandbags are being placed to strengthen the dykes.
67 of 213 		Plank boadwalks enabled workers to stay above the muddy ground.
68 of 213 		Filling sandbags on the flats.
69 of 213 		Filling sandbags.
70 of 213 		A line of men working passing sandbags quickly to stop seepage.
71 of 213 		Men working to strengthen the dykes and sandbag against the rising water.
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