April
2, 1916 – The Mississippi River is higher than it has been in
15 years, farmers near Coon Rapids dam, 11 miles above Minneapolis, said today.
Fifteen more men were added to the crews of watchers at Coon Rapids dam today, it was announced at the office of F. W. Laird, superintendent of the power house there. Constant watch has to be kept at the gate.
Fifteen more men were added to the crews of watchers at Coon Rapids dam today, it was announced at the office of F. W. Laird, superintendent of the power house there. Constant watch has to be kept at the gate.
Coon Rapids Dam and Regional Park1
Three and one-half feet of water are passing over 20 gates at Coon Rapids. A big jam of ice and logs a mile above the dam increases the danger, for large sections in breaking away today let walls of water from three to six feet above the ordinary flood waters down on the dam. No fear for the safety of the Coon Rapids dam is felt if the whole ice jam does not let loose at once, it was stated.
The Crow River carried out part of the bridge at Dayton, Minn., near the Coon Rapids dam late Saturday. The first floors of eight houses at Dayton were flooded to a depth of one to two feet.
Dayton, Minn.2
Work on the coffer dam at the government dam near the Soldiers’ Home was suspended today, a portion of the trestle work being carried away. No fear for the safety of the dam was felt, though flood waters, it was said, if the rise continues, might cause a repetition of last year’s disaster, when several concrete and steel piers, weighing 40 to 50 tons each, were swept away.
The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Flood Endangers Coon Rapids Dam Watchers Report; River Highest in Fifteen Years, Farmers Say—Big Jam Is Feared.”; April 3, 1916; p. 1.
1<a href="https://en.tripadvisor.com.hk/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g42973-d8153539-i214194771-Coon_Rapids_Dam_Regional_Park-Coon_Rapids_Minnesota.html#214194771"><img alt="" src="https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/0c/c4/5a/53/what-power.jpg"/></a><br/>This photo of Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park is courtesy of TripAdvisor
2https://www.homefacts.com/city/Minnesota/Hennepin-County/Dayton.html
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