The 2001 Spring Floods

The effects of Spring snow melt on the Cottonwood River in early April,
2001 U.S. Hwy 14, one mile east of Lamberton.

Sampling box on the Cottonwood River east of Lamberton -this box is
mounted on a four foot tall platform.

The effects of a 5-6 inch rain storm on the Cottonwood River, U.S. Hwy 14 one mile east of Lamberton in Late April, 2001. Three days earlier Hwy 14 was under six inches of water.

Heavy rainfall in late April, 2001 washed out the Lamberton sampling box and platform, but fortunately no monitoring equipment was damaged.

The same location after the flood waters receded.

High water levels due to snow melt in early April, 2001 on the Cottonwood River near Leavenworth. Note: the water levels rose approximately 7-8 feet higher due to the 5-6 inch rain event on April 23, 2001. This monitoring site was later washed several yards downstream due to the high water.

Jim Doering, Executive Director of RCRCA, clearing debris away from the sampling box located on the Cottonwood River near Leavenworth.

Jason Neuman, Watershed Technician at RCRCA, with the Sampling
box near Leavenworth. Although the box was filled with silt and
sediment, none of the equipment inside was damaged.

Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
1241 East Bridge Street
Redwood Falls, MN 56283
Phone: 507-637-2142, ext. 4
Fax: 507-637-2134
E-mail: rcrca2day@yahoo. com

The 2001 Spring Floods

The effects of Spring snow melt on the Cottonwood River in early April, 2001 U.S. Hwy 14, one mile east of Lamberton.

Sampling box on the Cottonwood River east of Lamberton -this box is mounted on a four foot tall platform.

The effects of a 5-6 inch rain storm on the Cottonwood River, U.S. Hwy 14 one mile east of Lamberton in Late April, 2001. Three days earlier Hwy 14 was under six inches of water.

Heavy rainfall in late April, 2001 washed out the Lamberton sampling box and platform, but fortunately no monitoring equipment was damaged.

The same location after the flood waters receded.

High water levels due to snow melt in early April, 2001 on the Cottonwood River near Leavenworth. Note: the water levels rose approximately 7-8 feet higher due to the 5-6 inch rain event on April 23, 2001. This monitoring site was later washed several yards downstream due to the high water.

Jim Doering, Executive Director of RCRCA, clearing debris away from the sampling box located on the Cottonwood River near Leavenworth.

Jason Neuman, Watershed Technician at RCRCA, with the Sampling box near Leavenworth. Although the box was filled with silt and sediment, none of the equipment inside was damaged.

The effects of Spring snow melt on the Cottonwood River in early April,
2001 U.S. Hwy 14, one mile east of Lamberton.

Sampling box on the Cottonwood River east of Lamberton -this box is
mounted on a four foot tall platform.

Jason Neuman, Watershed Technician at RCRCA, with the Sampling
box near Leavenworth. Although the box was filled with silt and
sediment, none of the equipment inside was damaged.