Reporter & Farmer | Amanda Fanger

Day County Highway Superintendent Ben Braaten points out various areas on a map of the county road system where he is concerned about flooding or where water has already gone over roads and explained the direction of flow through the region’s lake system. According to Braaten, Day County went into the fall more highly saturated than normal; therefore, with lake levels at higher levels than previously experienced for that time of year, he is concerned about spring flooding. As he explained, although the whole lake system is normally frozen solid by this time, because of the high water levels causing water to continue flowing, there are several areas where water on the lakes and sloughs are still open.

Highway Superintendent is concerned spring flooding could be worse than ever

by Amanda Fanger

reporter@reporterandfarmer.com

Going into the fall and winter months, local lake levels were already at near-record levels. Day County Highway Superintendent Ben Braaten says that means the spring flooding potential may be worse than ever previously experienced.

“We went into the winter..."