Flooding on the west side.

[dean nelson]

The Yellowstone in McKenzie County. The deer pic is taken from the highway 200 bridge.

What exactly are we looking at in that pic? Nevermind was able to make sense of it the second time. All the deer lined up made made then look like a log. Did they make it across?

 

[Brian Renville]

It's looking north(downriver) from the hwy 200 bridge, about a dozen deer circled. Doesn't look good for them. If they are able to get off that chuck of ice however unlikely the closest land will be about 250 yards to the right onto the hills above where the east bank usually is. Other than a few high spots to the west the river is almost 4 miles wide in places. It's very possible parts of 200 won't be there when this goes down. There is actually a current running north to south about 3 miles west of the photo moving accross the highway.

 

[guywhofishes]

that deer pic is unbelievable

anybody got a higher resolution pic?

 

[Brian Renville]

that deer pic is unbelievable

anybody got a higher resolution pic?

Not that i know of, it was taken y the folks who live in the house closest to Sundheim Park, the house has been there at least 50 years. They hung around as long as they could then hooked up the camper and got out. There is water up on their house now.

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Still rising also.

 

[risingsun]

Thanks for the pics and updates Brian.

 

[Kurtr]

That sucks bad for those people i think it is going to be bad. Watertown is starting to sand bag my dad said. The big sioux is backing up

 

[Bfishn]

Why is the Yellowstone flooding so bad this year, wasn't there way more snow last year in eastern MT?

 

[BGH]

Why is the Yellowstone flooding so bad this year, wasn't there way more snow last year in eastern MT?

Heres my guess. This year was a lot colder, so thicker ice?
last year was lots of snow but not as cold? That’s just my theory..

 

[Brian Renville]

Heres my guess. This year was a lot colder, so thicker ice?
last year was lots of snow but not as cold? That’s just my theory..

Yep. Ice is usually pretty thick but 3+ feet was common after that February we had. Not an incredible amount of snow compared to normal but once things started moving it all went at once and 3 feet think slabs of ice stacking up turns into one hell of a damn. Things were at a standstill yesterday morning with still a 15 mile long ice floe on the way, things didn't move before the newer 15 miles of ice hit and stacked up behind it. Keep in mind the Missouri ice and the confluence is still intact, raised up over 15 feet but stilll largely intact. Add to that the temp went from 50s to 30 yesterday and freezing at night.

 

[Brian Renville]

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Even the damn moose are on the ice.

 

[Velva_zv21]

Wow even the moose, it must of happened fast if the deer and moose are riding ice bergs. Anyway cool pics

 

[Kickemup]

Wonder how fast that will go down once she let's loose. The warm up the next week should help.

 

[Brian Renville]

Yea hoping tomorrow things will move a bit 60 and sunny will soften that ice up a lot. The sooner the better a lot of people out of their homes and it looks like some may not be able to salvage them when they get back, terrible.

 

[Kickemup]

Yea hoping tomorrow things will move a bit 60 and sunny will soften that ice up a lot. The sooner the better a lot of people out of their homes and it looks like some may not be able to salvage them when they get back, terrible.

I seen some aerial photos today and it looks like a mess. Hopefully people will be able to recover after some time from this. Makes a guy wonder what wildlife lose will happen. Between the pic of deer and moose on the ice and another picture of 4 moose standing in water with no dry ground in sight.

 

[Brian Renville]

I seen some aerial photos today and it looks like a mess. Hopefully people will be able to recover after some time from this. Makes a guy wonder what wildlife lose will happen. Between the pic of deer and moose on the ice and another picture of 4 moose standing in water with no dry ground in sight.

Yep I like the moose’s chances better but once that starts moving I don’t see how they could make it out without getting crushed by something.

 

[Walleye_Chaser]

Wow this is insane. Very sad deal

 

[BrokenBackJack]

Great pics, thanks.

 

[Mort]

Not a good deal. Makes me wonder how the deer and moose get on the ice like that in the first place.

 

[Brian Renville]

As of right now, 3 feet higher than what was considered the worst ever. 3 feet covers a ton of land out here.

 

[guywhofishes]

horrible!!!