Bjorkboda Marsh 060613

Near Bjorkboda Marsh in Hamilton County.

Native prairie plants at the marsh.

The marsh has water once again, it took a LOT of rain for the water levels to return to normal.

Drought at the Marsh

This is the lowest I've ever seen the marsh before.

A River Runs Through It

Here we were going over the bridge which was closed less than 15 minutes after we went over it, again this IS in Ames - Squaw Creek.

The water is very close to the road here, we were becoming nervous while sitting in traffic, we could see the water rising while we waited for the light.

I won't be gettng out of town today due to the flooding, which is as bad or worse than 1993 they are now saying. Ames has literally become an island again. This is a local park here in Ames, the river is back about 300 to 400 yards and down about 15 feet, or so, when it's within it's banks.

Coot

This is a water bird, not a duck! It doesn't have webbed feet and it doesn't have a bill it has a beak like a chicken. I've been told that they are bad eating.