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.