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$3.2 Million Creek Flood Control Plan Calls For Decision: Is It Worth The Cost? - It's Ready To Go - On Paper
Caked With Silt . . . less than two years after a $100,000 cleanup job, the Indian Creek conduit provides its own argument for flood control. This is the section north of Sixteenth Avenue.
2 deer, cops in a drama of the wild
The meandering deer wandered into town late in the afternoon and wound up in Indian Creek near Sixth Avenue.
2 Deer, Cops In A Drama Of The Wild
Hold It, Mr. Deer...you can't jump out of Indian Creek. The deer and his companion find this out as they get an escorted tour through the creek and out of town. A pair of unidentified hersdmen help show the way.
Council Bluffs Aerial Views
Aerial photo of southwest Council Bluffs, looking north from the northern part of Lake Manawa. South Main Street is pictured in the upper right of the photo, and the Chicago Northwestern Railway yard at 23rd Avenue and South 16th Street. The…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--On De. 15, 1908, it was Omaha Day at the National Horticultural Congress being held at the Council Bluffs Auditorium. Note the autos of those day, the wooden bridge across Indian Creek, at right, and fancy trim on the…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--About 50 years ago, the old wooden bridge across an open Indian Creek at Frank St. was being replaced with a "modern" concrete bridge. Here is an old photo that's been in the Jeff Brunow family for many years.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This is how Indian Creek looked in 1914, when it ran through Council Bluffs as an open ditch. The creek was high and full of trash when this photograph was taken at the bridge on Ninth Street, between Broadway and…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: After a "good" storm in 1925, Indian Creek looked like this in the vicinity of Ninth Street. Debris and logs were piled high. This photo by Kenneth I. Wolfe, 1030 N. Broadway, looks northeast from Ninth Street and…
Five Days Of Thawing Weather Is Forecast; Should Dispose of Snow; Flood Question Should Be Settled This Week March 28, 1960
Indian Creek . . . reflects little activity from the spring thaw. Here, at Second Ave., only a shallow stream cuts a path through ice and snow.
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
January 2000 Historical Society newsletter.
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
February 2005 Historical Society newsletter.
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
May/June 2011 Historical Society newsletter.
Indian Creek
Photograph of Indian Creek east of North 3rd.
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).
Indian Creek Construction
Indian Creek Construction, Ground breaking, March 2, 1936. George Steinberg (with shovel) and Sam Green (identified by X)
Indian Creek postcard
Indian Creek postcard
Indian Creek Watershed Complete In 1974 - First In Area To Be Done
Indian Creek Watershed . . . will possibly get 11 more dams under a plan now being completed by the Soil Conservation Service. Dark triangles numbered 4, 5, 13, and 6, have already been constructed. Largest dam in the system will be No. 2 about two…
Today
Today...while Indian Creek is covered and runs within concrete walls, the bridge at Frank St. is the same as for the past 50 years. The houses and garage at right are the same. Only the trees have changed. The old picture was identified and dated…
Today
Today...you would never know the creek still existed from this view at Ninth Street. The creek channel is encased in concrete through the main part of the city., And its top is used as street. [sic] The creek project was complete as a WPA project…