[AT] Re: Floyd River

[Ronald L. Cook]

Hello, Kathy.
         I enjoy hearing of the Floyd and Big Sioux rivers.  It is nice to 
visit about familiar places and events.  Don't be shy.  Just post away.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA
>Hi ya'all, We have been here for a rather long time, but have been to shy 
>and too busy to post. My mother grew up along the Floyd just south of 
>LeMars. She used to tell of all of the times that "a wall of water" was 
>rolling down the river. They would scoot out and retrieve the cattle to 
>prevent their drowning. The buildings were about a quarter of a mile from 
>the river. She had many pictures of the water right up to the buildings. 
>My husbands Mother lives on the Big Sioux right across from Akron, Iowa. 
>She Has been underwater sooo many times. She has told of the 8' wall of 
>water that came down in 1923. Their horses drowned. And of course, there 
>are flash flood watches and warnings for this night and 
>tomorrow.    Signed by the wife of an antique tractor addict.   Kathy