The 19th-century explorer John Wesley Powell envisioned developing the political boundaries of the arid American West based on watersheds. More than 120 years ago, he predicted the potential for fights over water. Powell’s watershed boundary vision did not come to pass, but the conflicts he envisioned did—including here in the Dakotas. Read More »
Tag Archives: flooding
Watershed taskforce agrees relief is needed in Day County
A Regional Watershed Advisory Task Force, a legislative committee charged with studying water management issues, held its third meeting in Webster last week where the message from landowners was relief from the ever rising sloughs and lakes. Read More »
Langford residents worried about young drivers’ safety on damaged road
A delegation of 19 Langford Area residents appeared at the June 11 meeting of the Marshall County Commission because of concerns about the safety of the road that goes west out of Langford to Claremont. Read More »
Seven days of rain impact South Dakota farmers and ranchers
In the last seven days, most of the state saw rain events which dumped as much as 10 inches on some crop acres, said Laura Edwards, SDSU Extension Climate Field Specialist. Read More »
Trees are salvaged from flooding
With more and more trees from across the county going under water, three local men have decided to put that timber to use Read More »
Drainage and school sentinel bill top list of topics at Clark Cracker Barrel
Drainage was one of the main topics discussed at the recent Clark Area 2013 Legislative Cracker Barrel, held February 18 at the Ullyot Building. Read More »
State senator tours areas hit by flood damage in 2010-11
We may be in a drought now, but the damage from two years of flooding lives on. Read More »