Photos: Red River flooding from the air

Turn2Stone · Poncho Master!

RE: Red River Manitoba Flood 2011 thread

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

For anyone familiar with the area, there is another good live camera. This one is on Interstate 29 just one mile south of Customs. This view is looking north towards the border. I29 is a continuation of highway 75, the 4 lane from the border to Winnipeg that passes through Morris.

http://www.dot.nd.gov/travel-info/cameras/pembina00001.jpg9

Since the camera gives still shots, I am not sure if this link will give you the same shot over and over or always an updated shot, if you know what I mean.

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Hmm, bad link. Not sure how to make it work

pontiax · Poncho Master!

Carl Stevenson wrote:
Hmm, bad link. Not sure how to make it work

still capture thru tourism. saturday apr 23 2011

-- Edited by pontiax on Saturday 23rd of April 2011 10:20:18 AM

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Yup, but how did you get it to work?

I have a link in my favourites (which I copied) but that didnt' work.

pontiax · Poncho Master!

chop off end files after"/" work backwards until it works then proceed forward. delete the "/"as well.

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

How about this one?

If you get a map, to to the absolute top right hand corner and click on the gray rectangle for the camera.

http://www.dot.nd.gov/travel-info/

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

This is a quote from our daily provincial flood report. I am excited to say the least. I don't know what the news will be exactly but it's exciting news, that is for sure.

"Water levels on many tributaries in the Red River basin are now declining, and weather conditions in the Red River Valley have been favourable. The forecasted peak for the Red River in Manitoba will be adjusted to reflect these more favourable conditions. It is anticipated that the revised forecast will be completed and posted online later today."

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Hemmed in by water or not, gotta make the best of a beautiful day!

Mom and son assemble the new BBQ, dad polishes the wheels on mom's new toy.

pontorquer · Poncho Master!

Good to hear things are on the bright side... There must be alot of damage to all the electrical wiring under ground feeding highway lamps, houses ... ?

67Poncho · Uber Guru

Here is an email I got today but dated Apr 12/'11. Hope it works..........

April 12, 2011

Photos: Red River flooding from the air

Photos by Ann Arbor Miller

The water has reached record levels north of Fargo-Moorhead and dozens of roads are under water making travel nearly impossible. MPR News sent photojournalist Ann Arbor Miller to get an aerial view of the flooding in the Red River Valley.

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North of Fargo, ND, USA Floodwaters are making travel difficult in much of the Red River Valley as dozens of roads are under water, including a portion of Interstate 29 north of Fargo. This image was taken near Harwood in Cass County on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo

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North of Fargo, ND, USA A flooded farm is seen from the air north of Fargo-Moorhead on Monday, April 11, 2011. The Red River was at 38 feet, 20 feet above flood stage. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo

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North of Fargo, ND, USA Another farm is seen in a rural area north of Fargo-Moorhead on Monday, April 11, 2011. As the River spread across the flat landscape of an ancient lakebed hundreds of rural residents found themselves surrounded by water. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo

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North of Fargo, ND, USA A bridge barely rises above the floodwaters north of Fargo-Moorhead on Monday, April 11, 2011. Dozens of roads were under water in rural areas in Cass and Clay counties making travel nearly impossible. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo

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Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US Floodwaters consume much of the Red River Valley in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo

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Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US An extensive sandbag dike protects homes from the rising waters of the Red River in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo

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Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US A lone strip of land remains untouched as floodwaters consume much of the Red River Valley in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo

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Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US Floodwaters surround a town in a rural area north of Fargo-Moorhead on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo

Flood aerial - Main Avenue & Center Avenue

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Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US Floodwaters from the Red River near the Main Avenue and Center Avenue bridges which connect Fargo and Moorhead on Monday, April 11, 2011 (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo

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Near Oxbow, ND, US Homes are threatened by floodwaters near Oxbow, N.D., located south of Fargo, on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo

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Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US Floodwaters encroach upon the intersection of two roads in a rural area north of Fargo-Moorhead on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo

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Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US Several homes west of Fargo, N.D. near County Road 17 sit protected from rising floodwaters by sandbag dikes on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo

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Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US Farm fields nearly consumed by floodwaters from the Red River are seen in eastern North Dakota on Monday, April 11, 2011. The flood could threaten spring planting if waters take too long to recede. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo

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North of Fargo, ND, USA Floodwaters are making travel difficult in much of the Red River Valley as dozens of roads are under water, including a portion of Interstate 29 north of Fargo. Here, a lone cars heads south on I-29 on Monday, April 11, 2011. A stretch of interstate just north of this

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Yup, and when they are done with their water they ship it all to us!!

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

ustream.tv camera should be live now

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

We just got our good news! The predicted peak is lowered by a foot, It was supposed to be at best 2009, at worst it would be a foot over 2009. Now they say a foot lower than 2009 or at worst, 2009.

Also, the crest (peak) should be here by next Friday at the latest rather than 9 more days.

Ya-Hooooo! It's a start at least.

sixtywagon · Uber Guru

Thats good news for sure!!!

StriperSS · Poncho Master!

You must feel relieved Carl. I hope things don't change again for the worst.

65sssd · Poncho Master!

Can I say move! I'm sorry I wouldn't live like this. There isn't a bump to hide on when it's all flat. Good luck Carl.

Elroy · Poncho Master!

Thats great news Carl ! Must be credit to the remediation work that was done there ??

Pontiacanada · A Poncho Legend!

I hope they are right with this new flood forcast!

sixtywagon · Uber Guru

HMMM, Water seems higher today at the bridge, on the news web cam

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

It's been 6-7" each 24 hours. Last night was 5". Still rising but slowing down.

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

We have company right now.

It's keeping me from shooting mice. I don't want to scare them.

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Carl Stevenson wrote:
In 2009, we had two separate incidents involving 4X4's ending up about 75% submerged. People just don't seem to respect washouts.
I taped this around 7:30 tonight. It got quite a bit worse since then. Only about 1/2 hour ago two young kids came through it with their GMC 4X4. My neighbour was with me and we told them we didn't need any more incidents like that and explained they have NO idea what lies under the water. We also mentioned the letters R,C,M and P if we saw them around here doing it any more.

For those of you around here in 2009, you recall a kid sinking his Jeep when he was out playing on washed out roads.

Now he has a GMC extended cab 4X4 and today I had to explain to him in less than pleasant terms that doing that again this year (which he is) is not the most brilliant decision.

I was speechless. I was boating alongside the road when he pulled up and drove through a bad washout. He stopped to talk when I pulled the boat up on the road and got out of it. I don't think he was expecting the greeting he got.

Some guys.... disbelief

67SD396 · Poncho Master!

If I recall, he wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed?

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

67SD396 wrote:
If I recall, he wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed?

Tremendous mechanical talent but doesn't seem to grasp safety real well...