We came back from town and noticed Bullshead Creek had started to overflow and run across the 120.
Directly below us, where the kids and I hike, toboggan and skate in the winter was completely flooded out. Just on the other side of that little building in the center of the picture is our dugout where we get our irrigation water from, that won't be a concern this year.
The people that own the riding arena, just below us, were lucky they owned a mobile home with no basement, you can see the water was right to their doorstep. In the distance you can see some guys on horseback, they were rounding up some horses that were stranded on an island out in the pasture, the water was up to their bellies in places.
This was the extent of the flooding at our place, the "pond" in the front yard filled up and started running across the driveway.
As I was making supper I watched as the water continued to rise, here you can see vehicles still making there way through the flooded highway.
They finally closed this stretch since it just got too dangerous.
Looking back up towards the ridge you can see how deep the water was, the fence posts are just barely sticking up out of the water. Our friend who owns this property was only able to get his stock trailer, truck, tractor and baler out before the water rose too high, he had to leave behind his 5th wheel and some other machinery.
The Trans Canada is closed now between Dunmore and Maple Creek, some sections are completely washed away and they figure it will take at least a month to repair it and get it back to being passable. Anyone trying to get through is being routed north on a 5 hour detour!
The 41 to Elkwater is closed as well due to sections of it being washed out and the CPR mainline coming into the city from the east is gone, they are frantically trying to rebuild the bed by hauling in rock and gravel by railcar!
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