Many people heard some kind of crashing and commotion in the River the night before and it has been reported on some of the overseas news link...
I think it is strange as we see a river in our Country swallowing lands and homes..
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — It’s been called a slow-growing monster: a huge lake that has steadily expanded over the last 20 years, swallowing up thousands of acres, hundreds of buildings and at least two towns in its rising waters.
Devils Lake keeps getting larger because it has no natural river or stream to carry away excess rain and snowmelt. Now it has climbed within 6 feet of overflowing, raising fears that some downstream communities could be washed away if the water level isn’t reduced.
http://www.semissourian.com/story/1666939.html
But water, and gravity, have done this act since the beginning of Earth.
A large tub with no drain will overflow, sooner or later.
“Pumping water downstream has long raised opposition in southeastern North Dakota, Minnesota and even as far away as the Canadian province of Manitoba, which could receive some of the water from the Red River.
Officials in those places fear the water would contaminate other waterways with harmful plants and fish and increase sulfate levels in the drinking water. Water high in sulfates, including salts, can taste bitter and act as a laxative. Officials in Fargo and West Fargo are seeking federal help to improve their water treatment facilities for Devils Lake water.”
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Hokay, so this excess water could be pumped into the nearby river but Federal water quality standards for the river would be violated and downstream towns are afraid it would give them the runs.
Why can’t they just build a canal/ditch at Devils Lake to get rid of the water? Oh it’s the gumment, how silly of me.