After 4 straight days of rain, including a couple of cloud bursts, the Dawson Creek flooded, July 19-20, 2001.

(148K) 1024 x 768	Two houses down the street, the flood waters rose to their highest point - the puddle at the intersection is actually part of Dawson Creek.	(195K) 1024 x 768	We used to walk the dog under the trees in Newby park.
(198K) 1024 x 768	Scum floated in backwaters caused by the rising creek	(207K) 1024 x 768	A lonely set of flowers stands bravely in the stream.
(203K) 1024 x 768	The small house on the west side of the creek did not actually get water on the floor, but it came really close with water flowing down the driveway and splitting to flow around both sides of the house. The owners did evacuate.	(195K) 1024 x 768	The road was closed until the next morning. The vehicles parked here belonged to the people in the little house.
(182K) 1024 x 768	You can see the rushing torrents flowing over the road and down the other side into the creek bed.	(163K) 1024 x 768	The swirling water is the whirlpool that led down to the culvert the morning after the flood..
(213K) 1024 x 768	The next morning, the waters had gone down and the road was open. This whirlpool indicated the opening to the culvert under the road.	(210K) 1024 x 768	The day after, the waters were still high!
(230K) 1024 x 768	The slow sign indicates the extent of the damage to the road right above the culvert that was supposed to take the water. The little house still stands!	(256K) 1024 x 768	The water coming out of the culvert still is wilder than usual.
(123K) 1024 x 768	The 15th street crossing of the creek shows a lake that normally isn't there.	(162K) 1024 x 768	The 15th street culverts managed to handle the flood waters and the road never was under water. You can see the top of the main culvert between and below the two that are half full.
(186K) 1024 x 768	This is the intake side of the 15th street crossing. Note the flotsam. It was one of the prime reasons that the flood happened. Flow was reduced through most of the culverts.	(89K) 1024 x 768	Looking south, down 17th street shows some of the effect of the North Dawson Creek flooding.
(100K) 1024 x 768	A closer look at 17th street.	(135K) 1024 x 768	More evidence of rising creek water levels.
(163K) 1024 x 768	The reflection of the post is in creek water that has risen to the level of the park road.	(90K) 1024 x 768	More fast flowing water.
(139K) 1024 x 768	Kin Park with the skate board site as an island.	(200K) 1024 x 768	The walking bridge at the west end of Kin Park. This time it did not wash away.
(275K) 1024 x 768	Note the debris that has collected under the bridge and the level of the water.	(130K) 1024 x 768	The entrance to Willowbrook was blocked with sand due to the creek beginning to flow down the street. You can see how high the water rose. The new house on the corner was unaffected.
(200K) 1024 x 768	My new car!

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