if Saylorville would go. North High definitely would be a loss as would most of downtown... I would be safe but still a lot wouldn't . It is sort of funny that that dam at Saylorville was built to control flooding downstream. some good it has done.
I recall that when I was in high school, the river did flood, but the levees held and the National Guard patroled them. Now the Guard is in Iraq and who knows where protecting those who are not grateful .. anyway ... then they built the dam and we have flooding over the areas that were to be protected.
They have an old hydroelectric dam downtown that hasn't been used for years, I figure that if they would take that one out and the small one about 1/2 mile south.. the level of the river would drop about 20 feet and then that space could be used to hold the excess from the dam. But then again.. what do I know....
This dam that collapsed is over in Eastern Iowa, NE of close to the Mississippi... well maybe 60 miles of it . They said that they knew water was running under the dam and couldn't repair it in time... a few months ago
I am thinking we will top out around 40-50 inches like in 1993, but then again it is sure humid today but cool outside.. winter should be interesting.
