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.
The house with the dark siding in the photograph is located at 402 South Seventh Street in St. Peter. The photo was taken during the 1965 flood. Material used to construct a dike along Madison Street is visible across the middle of the photo. A controlled release of water from a dike along Sunrise Drive sent water to North Eighth and Madison Streets, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River.
Flowing water caused severe damage to Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood following a controlled release of water contained by a dike along Sunrise Drive. The water was diverted onto North Eighth and Madison Streets and was sent into the Recreation Field, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River. The STOP sign in this photo is at the intersection of Madison Street with North Washington Avenue in this view that looks to the east.
The Conrad Anderson family home at 320 North Seventh Street can be seen beside the sandbag barrier along the south side of Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive, from which it was sent along North Eighth and Madison Streets to the Recreation Field. From there, it made its way to the Minnesota River.
Water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive flowed eastward along Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The water was sent through a ravine to North Eighth Street, diverted onto Madison Street, and sent into the Recreation Field, from which it made its way to the nearby Minnesota River. This view looks to the west from a location at the intersection of Madison Street with North Washington Avenue.