We had no idea. I joked earlier in here about high water at III. We had heard about all the rain in Missouri and knew that the rain in south central Iowa would end up in Missouri but we didn't realize nor even begin to imagine the amount of water that tore down the little creek that is our easterly border.
We rode the River Trail Saturday, putting up the new signs. When we got to the eastern most point of our trail, we were both shocked. Near as we could tell, about 10-15' of our property had been washed away. The flooding river took the bank, the fence and 2 or three 75' trees. We just sat there with our mouths hanging open, trying to take it all in. Our 4-wheeler trail now is just a few feet from the edge of the river bank -- with a 15 or 20' drop. That river bank and fence was still here just 3 weeks ago when we plowed in and rode the trails.
Looking across the river bed, we could see the grass just laid flat from the force of the water. It is hard to guess but the water must have been up 15-20 feet. Large trees on the other bank were also washed down. I was angry in a way. I knew there was no way to argue with Mother Nature. What is done, is done. But I yelled, anyway, "give them back! Give back those trees! and I should have just saved my breath.
There's some good logging down there in Sandy Creek if only we had a way to get those great trees up and out of there.
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Wow! That looks like a muddy creek!
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