The guys worked some more on the dike around our house. (Hey, it's a LONG dike.) (click on photos for a larger view.)
Just inside the dike, facing east. Yes, we tore up the bean field to build this. (Priorities people, it was either that or my yard. Actually, I would sacrifice my yard in this case--it just worked better to put it in the field.)
This is the view from outside the dike, standing in the field, with a view of the back of our house and barn on the other side of the dike.
Water levels are currently at 23.2 feet with a projected rise to 25 feet by the end of the week, likely higher (that's just as far as they have graphed out at this point.) The scary part is the fact that none of the 6 dams above us are even at their peak release yet. They will not be at maximum water release until mid-June. Today is the 6th. Add to that the fact that they will remain at peak release for who knows how long. We're talking 800,000 cfs (cubic feet per second) of water coming right down the Missouri River. That's a lot of water.
Hence, the dike, with 2 pumps on their way to keep the seepage water out, if it comes to that.
I was thinking today, it is in times like these we really get to see if what we have said we believe in the past, is what we truly believe.
On a brighter note, I completed a MAJOR clean-out of my fridge today. That's a good thing because now if I have to move out, you all won't have physical proof of how truly disorganized I am. Also on a brighter note (and possibly slightly more important), no rise in water depth today. And although we know more water is coming, any day you don't have an increase in water depth is a good day.
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