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Water Resistant
Frank Schultz calmly watches the Missouri River lap at his doorstep below the east end of Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge. Schultz, on familiar terms with the river since 1930, said this spring's water level is the highest he's seen in eight years. But Schultz…
The Missouri River Floods
A lesson plan to be used in units on geography and history of the Missouri River and Council Bluffs.
Storm damage
Photograph of storm damage on Park Avenue.
Storm damage
Photograph of car damaged by fallen tree. Behind the Ogden hotel.
Present Dams Would Take 8 Feet Off 52 Flood Crest
If 1952 Flood Happened This Year . . . this chart, prepared by the U.S. Corps of Engineers, shows what would happen at Council Bluffs if the Missouri River flood of April 1952 were to happen today. Because Fort Randall is now impounding water, the…
No Time to Be Lulled Into False Sense of Security; Stand-by Crews at Levees
At Trouble Spot on North Levee...army engineers are building a tie-back levee from the hill through Big Lake park and joining the main levee between the North western and Illinois Central railroad tracks.
Mosquito Creek Overflow
Photograph showing Mosquito Creek overflow. Road to Quick, IA near Council Bluffs.
Missouri River Flood
Photograph of the Missouri River overflowing its banks. Taken from Motor bridge, April 14, 1897.
Man Defeats River in Flood Threat of 1952
Cots Fill Gymnasium...at Abraham Lincoln High School, the main evacuation center set up by the Red Cross. More than 250 evacuees took refuge in this center as the appalling river threatened their homes. Other Red Cross shelters cared for a total of…
Indian Creek Construction
Indian Creek Construction, Ground breaking, March 2, 1936. George Steinberg (with shovel) and Sam Green (identified by X)
Indian Creek Channel Construction
Photograph of Indian Creek Channel Construction, Ground Breaking, March 2, 1936. George Steinberg (with shovel) and Sam Green (identified by X).
IC Works From Both Ends to Repair Flooded Track; 12-mile Stretch Damaged
Roller Coaster Roadbed...faces Illinois Central crewmen for two miles where rails and ties sagged of their own weight when roadbed was washed out.
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
Summer 2009 Historical Society newsletter.
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
July/August 2011 Historical Society newsletter.
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
February 2005 Historical Society newsletter.
Floods - Council Bluffs
North side of Broadway, looking east from 11th Street
Floods - Council Bluffs
Broadway, between the North Western and Illinois Central railroad tracks
Floods - Council Bluffs
Tank farm south of Council Bluffs, flooded by Mosquito Creek