This image shows remnants of the large amount of snow that had covered the St. Peter area early in 1965. Warm weather caused the snow to melt before the ground thawed, which resulted in extensive flooding in Nicollet County and other portions of Minnesota.
Flood water from the Minnesota River invaded farm buildings in the area of Spring Lake east of St. Peter in this 1965 image. The view, taken from Highway 99, is toward the south.
Flooding up to the Stillwater Lift Bridge and the Lowell Park gazebo in Stillwater, Minnesota. The Stillwater Lift Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge crossing the St. Croix River between Stillwater, Minnesota, and Houlton, Wisconsin. It first opened to traffic in 1931.
Flooding up to the deck of the Stillwater Lift Bridge in Stillwater, Minnesota. The Stillwater Lift Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge crossing the St. Croix River between Stillwater, Minnesota, and Houlton, Wisconsin. It first opened to traffic in 1931.
Taken in April 1897 "Stone's Mill Dam" looking east at foot of sluiceway. The bank on opposite side is a snow drift about 18 ft. deep. Taken shortly before the dam broke.
Exterior view of old schoolhouse in St. Paul where flood refugees were housed. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
The First Lutheran Church in St. Peter at 1114 West Traverse Road can be seen in the distance in this 1965 view of flood water along Sunrise Drive. The approaching car is going south past sandbags and piles of sand at the site of a dike that was built to hold back the water.
Spectators are seen watching the flood waters from the College (4th Street) Street bridge. The Riverside Livery is visible on the right. After several days of drenching rains along the Zumbro River basin, the river overflowed its banks in Rochester early on the morning of early on June 26, 1908. The river rose at a rapid rate (four feet in 20 minutes) and did extensive damage to the business and residential sections of the city.
This stereocard shows a view to the east from St. Peter during the flood on the Minnesota river in April of 1881. A portion of the bridge across the river at Broadway is visible in the foreground.
This stereocard shows a view to the west toward St. Peter during the flood on the Minnesota river in April of 1881. The bridge across the river at Broadway is at far right.
The Zumbro River flooded a residential section of the city in this photo taken from the brewery. The area in the background would later become Soldiers Field Park. After several days of drenching rains along the Zumbro River basin, the river overflowed its banks in Rochester early on the morning of early on June 26, 1908. The river rose at a rapid rate (four feet in 20 minutes) and did extensive damage to the business and residential sections of the city.
This postcard photo was taken from Levee Park in St. Peter in 1908 during a Minnesota river flood. The view to the east shows the Broadway bridge at left and the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha railroad depot (right of center) across the river in Le Sueur county.