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Neighbors in Benbrook say they're worried about flooding but a developer wants to build more than 150 homes off of Mary’s Creek which includes a floodplain.
Information from the National Weather Service helped city crews find and dislodge an ice jam on Minnehaha Creek Thursday morning, likely preventing further flooding. Basset Creek is another ...
The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District has begun repairs to sections of Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis that were damaged by historic flooding in 2014. The high water caused more than $1 million dam… ...
The flooding was enough to submerge the dam at Gray's Bay, on Lake Minnetonka, which couldn't control the water feeding into Minnehaha Creek.
Workers will repair 10 spots along the creek that were eroded during the flood.
This had all came to an end by 1897, when a dam was built at Grays Bay to lower the water level and regulate flooding, more or less creating the modern Minnehaha Creek.
"We've experienced the extremes of drought and flooding and we know that they are getting more extreme," said James Wisker, district administrator of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District.
Spots along the creek are also experiencing flooding. According to Mamayek, they're seeing mild to moderate flooding. "There's 22 miles of Minnehaha Creek and five communities.
In some Edina neighborhoods, Minnehaha Creek is on the rise, making some homeowners not too happy. “Try to be ready,” says Charlie Gross, who’s lived for 32 years along Cascade Lane.
Crews are halfway through a $250,000 flood damage repair project on Minnehaha Creek.
Deephaven, Minn. – February 10, 2011 – The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District is working closely with cities in the District to monitor the Minnehaha Creek and other local waterways and ...