Flooding at the [Fox] River's Edge, South Elgin

August 24th, 2007

Looking at the dam

Looking up river from the dam. The lip of the dam is unusally clear of debris.
The lip of the dam is unusally clear of debris.
Looking up river from the dam.
The river is trying to back up over the dam.
The river is trying to back up over the dam.
This tree is normally apart of the park, the river is over flowing the cement lip that normally contains it. A closeup of hte water swirling around the tree.
This tree is normally apart of the park, the river is over flowing the cement lip that normally demarcates the shore line.
Here's another tree smashed by a micor burst.
It almost looks like the river has crested, the next day though the water was much higher.
Here's another tree smashed by a micor burst.