The Conrad Anderson family home at 320 North Seventh Street is in the center of this photograph that was taken in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. A portion of a dike along the south side of Madison Street can be seen at the far right. Water was sent along Madison Street from Sunrise Drive to the Minnesota River. The local high school is visible in the distance in the upper left corner of the photo.
A view to the west along Madison Street from North Seventh Street in St. Peter, Minnesota during the 1965 flood. The water on the street is from a controlled release of flood water from a dike that was constructed along Sunrise Drive. The photo was taken near a home at 319 North Seventh Street.
A sandbag dike along North Eighth Street in St. Peter in 1965 turned flood water flowing eastward from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive into a southward flow for one half of a block. The water then traveled eastward on Madison Street before it reached the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River. The house that is partly hidden by the tree at the top of this photo is at 416 North Eighth Street.
At left can be seen flood water behind a dike that was constructed along Sunrise Drive in 1965. Melted snow that not able to soak into frozen ground west of Sunrise Drive created a large body of water in that area. A break was made in this dike in order to direct water along a partially diked route in the direction of the Minnesota River. The First Lutheran Church is visible in the distance.
The sandbags shown in this photo were part of a large dike that was constructed along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood to prevent water from melted snow west of the city from flooding the city below. First Lutheran Church can be seen in the distance to the north.
A view to the south along Sunrise Drive, looking toward Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota during the 1965 flood. The trees in the distance were located in Calvary Cemetery. A dike was constructed on the west side of Sunrise Drive to prevent water from melted snow that was unable to soak into frozen ground from flooding the community below.
This view is mainly to the south along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The area in the foreground was flooded by melted snow from west of the city. The sandbag dike visible here protected the city below from the flood water. Gustavus Adolphus College can be seen in the distance, along with the St. Peter water tower. The trees at the far right were located in Calvary Cemetery.
The sandbag dike shown here was constructed along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood in order to prevent water from melted snow west of the city from flooding the city below. First Lutheran Church can be seen in the distance to the north.
The sandbag dike shown here was constructed along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood in order to prevent water from melted snow west of the city from flooding the city below. First Lutheran Church can be seen in the distance to the north near the left edge of the photo.
Construction of a sandbag dike on the north side of the east end of Nassau Street during the 1965 flood in St. Peter is underway. In the background can be seen the electrical substation above the mill pond. A dike that was previously constructed below the substation was overwhelmed by the rapidly rising flood water.
The dike along Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood was constructed along the street in order to direct flood water to the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. The STOP sign in the photo is at the intersection of North Washington Avenue and Madison Street. The view is toward the east, from a location near the intersection of North Seventh and Madison Streets.
Some of the water that was released from a dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood can be seen in this view to the east along Madison Street. The car at the left was parked in front of the Ray Olson family home at 403 North Seventh Street. The water eventually made its way to the Minnesota River.
The dike system along Madison Street in St. Peter in 1965 is visible in this view to the west from a location near the intersection with North Washington Avenue. The flood water came from a controlled release in a dike along Sunrise Drive. The water was sent onto North Eighth and Madison Streets to make its way to the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River.
This photograph was taken in St. Peter during the 1965 flood from a location at the intersection of North Seventh and Madison Streets. This view to the west shows the damage caused by the controlled release of water from a dike along Sunrise Drive onto North Eighth and Madison Streets. The water did extensive damage to the streets before making its way to the Minnesota River.
A view to the north of the sandbag dike protecting the electical power substation on the north side of the east end of Nassau Street in St. Peter, Minnesota during the 1965 Minnesota River flood.
Construction of a sandbag dike along the east side of the electrical substation at the east end of Nassau Street in St. Peter proceeds as the Minnesota River continues to rise rapidly at the base of the dike in 1965.
A dike is shown under construction along the east side of the electrical substation at the east end of Nassau Street in St. Peter in this 1965 flood photograph. Water from the nearby Minnesota River was rising rapidly and had already overwhelmed a dike previously constructed along the west side of the mill pond below the substation.
This dike along the west side of the mill pond in St. Peter was quickly overwhelmed by the rapidly rising flood water of the Minnesota River in 1965. The photograph was taken from slightly higher ground at the east end of Nassau Street, looking upstream.
The Ray Olson family home at 403 North Seventh Street in St. Peter can be seen beyond the mound of material used to construct a temporary dike along the north side of Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The water came from a controlled release in a dike along Sunrise Drive. The water was sent along North Eighth and Madison Streets, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River.
This portion of Madison Street in St. Peter was destroyed by flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive in 1965. The building at the far left was on the Henry Kretschmer property at 324 North Eighth Street. The view looks to the west, from a location slightly east of North Eighth Street.
A child can be seen looking at the damage on Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The sandbag dike in the photo was constructed along North Eighth and Madison Streets in order to relieve the pressure on a dike along Sunrise Drive. Ultimately, the water made its way to the Minnesota River. A portion of the Henry Kretschmer family home at 324 North Eighth Street can be seen in the upper left of the photo.
The home of the Henry Kretschmer family at 324 North Eighth Street in St. Peter can be seen in the background of this photo taken in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The sandbags in the foreground were part of a dike that was constructed along North Eighth and Madison Streets in order to send water from a controlled release of a dike along Sunrise Drive to the Recreation Field, from which the water could make its way to the Minnesota River. The photo shows a bend in the dike, with Madison Street in the foreground.
Two children are shown standing where flood water had destroyed Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The sandbag dike in this photo was constructed along North Eighth and Madison Streets in order to send water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive to the Recreation Field and onward to the Minnesota River. The home of the Henry Kretschmer family at 324 North Eighth Street can be seen in the background.
Damage to Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood was extensive. Flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive was sent along North Eighth and Madison Streets to the Recreation Field, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River. The home of Howard Thomas at 324 North Washington Avenue in can be seen in the top center of this photo, behind a utility pole. This photo was taken from a location on the north side of Madison Street, between North Washington Avenue and North Fifth Street, looking toward the Avenue.
The sandbag dike at the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets in St. Peter in 1965 is in the foreground in this photograph that looks to the north along North Eighth Street. The dike extended for half of a block along North Eighth Street and for several blocks along Madison. Flood water from west of a dike along Sunrise Drive was directed along this route to the Minnesota River.
The street sign at the top of the photo, to the left of center, is at the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets in St. Peter. This view to the south along North Eighth Street was taken during the 1965 flood. A sandbag dike was constructed along North Eighth and Madison Streets in order to ultimately send water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive to the Minnesota River.
The sandbag dike shown here was constructed along North Eighth Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood to direct water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. The water was sent along North Eighth and Madison Streets to the large Recreation Field, from which it could make its way to the Minnesota River. The house slightly to the right of the center of the photo is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of North Eighth and Skaro Streets.
The dike shown here was constructed along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood in order to prevent water from melted snow west of the city from flooding the city below. Gustavus Adolphus College and the city water tower can be seen to the south in the distance.
The sandbag dike in the foreground was constructed during the 1965 flood in St. Peter to protect the city's electrical substation that was located on the north side of the east end of Nassau Street from the rising Minnesota River. The dike shown in photo, e8019, submerged at the time this photo was taken, was located on the west side of the Mill Pond, near the center of this photo.
The electrical substation on the north side of the east end of Nassau Street in St. Peter was threatened by flood water during the 1965 flood. Many sandbags were used in several locations in the city to contain the rising water.
The rapidly rising Minnesota River at St. Peter threatened the electrical substation at the east end of Nassau Street. The dike that was constructed there successfully prevented the flood water from damaging the substation. The bridge across the river at Broadway can be seen to the north of the substation in this photograph.
The damage along Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood can be seen in this photo. Water had been sent along the street in order to relieve the pressure on a dike along Sunrise Drive. The garage and the rear of the Conrad Anderson family home at 320 North Seventh Street can be seen at the far right of the photo, which was taken on the north side of Madison Street, slightly east of its intersection with North Eighth Street.
Material for a dike along both the north and south sides of Madison Street in St. Peter in 1965 is visible in this photograph, which was taken from a location near the intersection with North Seventh Street. The view looks toward the Recreation Field to the east. Madison Street received a large amount of flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive.
The damage done by the controlled release of flood water from a dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood can be seen in this photo that looks westward along Madison Street from its intersection with North Washington Avenue. The houses in the photo are along North Seventh Street.
Flowing water along Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood caused the damage shown in this photograph. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive, and was initially sent along North Eighth Street before being diverted onto Madison and sent to the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River. The view in this photo is to the west, from a location in Madison Street, in or near its intersection with North Fifth Street.
The aftermath of flood water flowing along Madison Street in St. Peter in 1965 can be seen in this photograph, which was taken from a location on Madison, looking toward the warm-up shack of the skating rink, which can be seen at the far left, and the swimming pool in the Recreation Field, which can be seen at the far right. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. The water was sent from there to North Eighth Street before being diverted onto Madison, from which it flowed into the Recreation Field and onward to the Minnesota River.
The damage to North Eighth Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood can be seen clearly in this photo, which looks to the north from the intersection with Madison Street. Water from along Sunrise Drive was released along North Eighth and Madison Streets and allowed to make its way to the Minnesota River. The house at the left was on the southwest corner of the intersection of North Eighth and Skaro Streets. The sandbags were used to divert the water onto North Eighth and Madison Streets.
From the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets, this view to the north shows the damage caused along North Eighth Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. Water from a dike along Sunrise Drive was released to make its way to the Minnesota River, partly along North Eighth and Madison Streets, which were lined with sandbags to channel the water.
North Eighth Street in St. Peter was extensively damaged by flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive in 1965. The water initially traveled through a ravine until it was diverted onto North Eighth Street between houses at 408 and 416 North Eighth Street. It was then sent along Madison Street and onward to the Recreation Field, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River. This view looks to the south along North Eighth Street, from a location in front of the Earl Fitch home at 416 North Eighth.
The pavement of Highway 99 east of St. Peter was extensively damaged by the flood water of the Minnesota River in 1965. This photograph looks to the east, from a location near the railroad crossing a short distance from St. Peter, and near the Peavey elevator.
Flood water from the Minnesota River covers Highway 99 east of St. Peter in this 1965 photo. The Milwaukee Road boxcar is stranded on a railroad siding at the Peavey elevator, slightly east of where the railroad crosses the highway. The location is in Kasota township in Le Sueur County.
The site where the main railroad track crosses Highway 99 east of St. Peter is covered by flood water from the Minnesota River in 1965. The Milwaukee Road boxcar was on a siding at the Peavey elevator slightly to the east of the crossing.
Highway 99 east of St. Peter is shown covered by flood water from the Minnesota River in 1965. The railroad boxcar was located on a siding at the Peavey elevator, slightly to east of where the main railroad track crossed the highway.
Flood water from the Minnesota River has covered Highway 99 east of St. Peter in this 1965 photograph. The Peavey elevator is visible in the distance, slightly to the east of the railroad track that crosses the highway. The location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
A view toward the southeast along flooded State Highway 22, looking toward the bridge over the Minnesota River near the south end of St. Peter, Minnesota during the 1965 flood. This location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
This house along the west side of what is now Old Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter was flooded in 1965. The house was located immediately north of the Bob's Signs building, a short distance north of St. Julien Street. The avenue was once part of Highway 169.
This house at St. Peter was flooded by the rapidly rising Minnesota River in 1965. The house was located slightly beyond the eastern end of the bridge across the river at Broadway. The location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
This house at St. Peter was flooded by the rapidly rising Minnesota River in 1965. The house was located slightly beyond the eastern end of the bridge across the river at Broadway. The location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
The sandbags in the foreground of this photograph were in the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets in St. Peter in 1965. The view looks to the east along Madison. A large volume of flood water was sent along this route from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. The water ultimately reached the Minnesota River.
Flood water from the Minnesota River has covered the area around the Mill Pond below the east end of Nassau Street in St. Peter in 1965. A sign pointing the way to the city dump, which was located along the east side of the Mill Pond at that time, can be seen in the foreground.
A load of riprap falls into the water at the east end of the Highway 99 bridge in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The rapidly moving water of the Minnesota River was eroding the soil from the base of the bridge, threatening to collapse it. See photos e8022 and e8023 for additional images of the bridge. This end of the bridge is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
The rapidly moving flood water of the Minnesota River eroded soil at the east end of the Highway 99 bridge at St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The water was moving from south to north, which is from left to right in this photo. At the time, it was not certain that efforts to stabilize the bridge would be successful. Many loads of riprap were used to cover the exposed foundation of the bridge in a successful attempt to save the bridge. See photo e8023 to see the completed project. This end of the bridge is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
Sandbags, large rocks, and riprap were used to stabilize the east end of the Highway 99 bridge at St. Peter during the 1965 flood. It was feared that the rapidly moving water of the Minnesota River would erode the bridge supports sufficiently to destroy the bridge. The water was moving from south to north, which is from left to right in this photo. See photo e8022, which was taken before the successful stabilization effort. This end of the bridge is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
At left is the dike protecting the electrical substation at the east end of Nassau Street in St. Peter from the rapidly rising water of the Minnesota River in this 1965 photograph. The bridge over the river at Broadway is visible to the north in the background.
A sandbag dike helped to protect the home of Shirley Kennedy at 701 South Front Street in St. Peter from the rapidly rising flood water of the Minnesota River in 1965.
The flooded Minnesota River can be seen from the west end of the old bridge on State Highway 22 at St. Peter in 1965. A small portion of the Rabbit Road bridge can be seen at the far right, beyond the river bridge. This location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
Flood water flows along North Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The photograph looks westward up Chesnut Street at its intersection with North Minnesota Avenue.
The old railroad depot at St. Peter can be seen at the far right in this photograph taken during the 1965 flood. Water from the Minnesota River covered Highway 99 east of St. Peter, as well as the main railroad track that ran in front of the depot and crossed the highway. The depot was located a short distance to the south of Highway 99.
A portion of the warm-up shack at the skating rink in the Recreation Field in St. Peter is visible at the far left in this 1965 photo, which was taken from North Fifth Street, near its intersection with Madison Street. The Recreation Field was flooded by water from a controlled release of a dike along Sunrise Drive. The water was sent along North Eighth and Madison Streets before it reached the Recreation Field.
The flooded Recreation Field in St. Peter in 1965 is visible in this photograph that was taken from a location along North Fifth Street. The houses in the distance are along Skaro Street. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. That water was directed onto North Eighth and Madison Streets, from which it was sent to the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River.
Skaro Street in St. Peter was flooded by water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter in 1965. The water flowed onto North Eighth Street, was diverted onto Madison Street, and was sent into the Recreation Field, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River along streets such as Skaro. This view looks to the northwest from a location at the intersection of Skaro and North Fourth Streets.
Flood water flowed through this ravine along the south side of the Earl Fitch family home at 416 North Eighth Street in St. Peter in 1965. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. This photo shows the sandbag dike that sent the water from the ravine onto North Eighth Street. After flowing for one half of a block to the south, it was sent eastward on Madison Street, from which it was directed into the Recreation Field and onward to the Minnesota River.
Water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood can be seen flowing along North Eighth Street in this photo taken from the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets. The view looks to the north. The water was directed to the city's large Recreation Field, from which it could make its way to the Minnesota River.
The water in this photo flowed along North Eighth Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood, following a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive, which ultimately sent the water to the Minnesota River. The view is to the north, from a location near the intersection of North Eighth Street with Madison Street.
The water visible to the right came from melted snow west of St. Peter during the 1965 flood. A dike was constructed along Sunrise Drive to prevent the water from flooding the city below. Various people and vehicles on Sunrise Drive can be seen in the photo. Gustavus Adolphus College and the city water tower are faintly visible to the south in the distance.
A view to the north along the sandbag dike that was constructed along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. First Lutheran Church can be seen on the right side of the photo. Flood water from melted snow west of the city can be seen behind the dike.
A view to the north along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter, Minnesota during the 1965 flood. The dike shown in the photo was constructed in order to prevent melted snow that was not able to soak into frozen soil from flooding the community below the crest of the hill along which Sunrise Drive extends. The First Lutheran Church can be seen in the distance at right.
This view to the north along Sunrise Drive during the 1965 flood in St. Peter shows the sandbag dike that was built along Sunrise Drive to contain flood water from melted snow west of the city. First Lutheran Church can be seen to the right of the center of the photo.
Flood water from melted snow west of the city can be seen behind the dike that was constructed along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. Many people responded to the urgent call for volunteers to build the dike. The trees at the far right were located in Calvary Cemetery.
The dike shown here was constructed along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood to prevent water from melted snow west of the city from flooding the city below. First Lutheran Church can be seen in the distance to the north.
The damage to Madison Street in St. Peter caused by the controlled release of water from behind a dike along Sunrise Drive during the 1965 flood is shown in this photo. The photo was taken in the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets, looking to the east.
Damage to Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood can be seen in this photo. Water from a controlled release in a dike along Sunrise Drive was diverted to North Eighth and Madison Streets, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River. The photograph was taken in the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets, looking to the east.
Water released from a dike along Sunrise Drive flowed along North Eighth Street in the foreground of this photo before it was diverted to flow eastward along Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The photo was taken in the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets, looking to the east. The water eventually made its way to the Minnesota River.
A large amount of water flowed along Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood, causing significant damage. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. That water was initially directed onto North Eighth Street, diverted onto Madison, and sent into the Recreation Field, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River. The flooded Recreation Field can be seen in the distance in this photo, which looks to the east from a location on Madison at its intersection with North Washington Avenue.
Madison Street in St. Peter became a shallow river while flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive flowed toward the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River. The water was initially directed onto North Eighth Street before it was sent eastward along Madison. The front-end loaders in this view to the west are at the intersection of Madison and North Washington Avenue.
Water from a controlled release at a dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter can be seen as it is being diverted from North Eighth Street onto Madison Street as it makes its way to the Minnesota River during the 1965 flood. The garage and the rear of the house of the Conrad Anderson family at 320 North Seventh Street can be seen near the top of the photo, slightly to the right of the center of the photograph. The photograph was taken from the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets.
This photograph is part of a large series of photographs that was taken during the 1965 flood in St. Peter. It appears to be the site along Sunrise Drive where a break was made in the dike to allow rapidly rising flood water to be directed eastward to the Minnesota River.
Large chunks of ice on the Minnesota River hit the Highway 22 bridge at St. Peter during the 1965 flood. This photograph was taken from the west end of the bridge. In the background, a small portion of the Rabbit Road bridge over the highway can be seen. The location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
Large amounts of ice can be seen at the Highway 22 bridge over the flooded Minnesota River in 1965 at St. Peter. The photograph was taken from a location above the river by the Holiday House Supper Club on the east side of the river. This location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
A Rescue Service truck stopped in front of the Henry Kretschmer family home at 324 North Eighth Street during the flood in St. Peter in 1965. Flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive was sent along North Eighth and Madison Streets to the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River. Sandbags along both streets can be seen in this photo taken from a location east of North Eighth Street on the north side of Madison Street.
The Bob's Signs building a short distance north of the intersection of what is currently Old Minnesota Avenue and St. Julien Street in St. Peter was flooded in 1965. The building is on the west side of the Avenue. This street used to be part of Highway 169.
Madison Street in St. Peter received a large amount of flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive in 1965. The water on Madison was contained by the dike shown in this view to the east, taken from a location at the intersection with North Eighth Street. The cars in the photo are on North Seventh Street.
From the intersection of North Eighth Street with Madison Street in St. Peter, flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive can be seen flowing eastward on Madison toward the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River in 1965. Both North Eighth and Madison Streets were protected by sandbag dikes.
Water flows eastward along Madison Street toward the Recreation Field in St. Peter in this 1965 photograph. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. It ultimately reached the Minnesota River. This photograph was taken from Madison Street, at its intersection with North Washington Avenue. The warm-up shack at the skating rink in the Recreation Field can be seen in the distance at the east end of this portion of Madison Street.
Water flows eastward along Madison Street toward the Recreation Field in St. Peter in this 1965 photograph. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. It ultimately reached the Minnesota River. This photograph was taken from Madison Street, at its intersection with North Washington Avenue. The warm-up shack at the skating rink in the Recreation Field can be seen in the distance at the east end of this portion of Madison Street.
Flood water flows eastward along Madison Street toward the Recreation Field in St. Peter in 1965. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. The photograph looks to the west from the intersection of Madison Street with North Fifth Street.
A sandbag dike along North Eighth Street in St. Peter in 1965 turned flood water flowing eastward from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive into a southward flow for one half of a block. The water then traveled eastward on Madison Street until it reached the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River. This photograph looks to the north along North Eighth Street, from its intersection with Madison Street.
In the distance in this photograph, a sandbag dike can be seen that has turned the flow of flood water coming eastward from Sunrise Drive in St. Peter in 1965 to flow for one half of a block southward along North Eighth Street. The water was then sent along Madison Street to the Recreation Field and onward to the Minnesota River. The photograph looks to the north from the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets.
This dike along North Eighth Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood sent water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive to Madison Street. This photo looks to the north, from a location at the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets. The water eventually reached the Minnesota River.
The water in the foreground was on North Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The Travel Center sign was along Broadway. Flood water was released from a dike along Sunrise Drive and was allowed to make its way toward the Minnesota River. Some of that water reached the intersection that is shown in this photo.
Flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter in 1965 has reached the intersection of North Minnesota Avenue, which is in the foreground, and Chestnut Street. A worker is busy trying to keep the storm sewer drains free of debris. The water was first sent to North Eighth Street, from where it was diverted onto Madison Street and into the Recreation Field. Various streets allowed the water to eventually flow to the Minnesota River.
This view looking westward up Chestnut Street from North Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter was taken in 1965 when flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive was making its way to the nearby Minnesota River.
This 1965 photograph was taken in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. It shows a very small portion of the melted snow that threatened to flood the city from the area west of Sunrise Drive. The photo appears to have been taken along Traverse Road.
Water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter flowed through this ravine along the south side of the Earl Fitch home at 416 North Eighth Street. The water was then directed onto North Eighth and Madison Streets, from which it flowed into the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River.
A view to the west along a ravine between Madison and Skaro Streets and west of North Eighth Street in St. Peter, Minnesota. Flood water behind a dike along Sunrise Drive was released into the ravine and diverted onto North Eighth and Madison Streets to the Recreation Field, from which the water could make its way to the Minnesota River.
The house in the center of the photo was the home of Conrad Anderson at 320 North Seventh Street in St. Peter at the time of the 1965 flood. The large pile on the right side of the photo was part of an extensive sandbag dike that ran along Madison Street, which intersected North Seventh Street. The dike was constructed to send flood water from Sunrise Drive to the Minnesota River, partly along Madison Street.
Madison Street in St. Peter was severely damaged by water that was released from a dike along Sunrise Drive during the 1965 flood. The water was channeled from Sunrise Drive to North Eighth and Madison Streets to the Recreation Field, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River. This view is to the east from a location in the intersection with North Seventh Street.
The dike along the south side of Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood is visible in this photograph that was taken from a location on the north side of Madison, between North Eighth and North Seventh Streets. The street sign is at the intersection with North Seventh Street.
Material used to construct a temporary dike along Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood is shown in this photograph. The view is to the south, from a location on North Seventh Street, in front of the Ray Olson family home at 403 North Seventh.