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.
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.