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Flooding - Jamestown, N. D. , June 13, 2009 -- Homeowners near the James River continue to fight floodwater with a temporary sandbag levee. Residents of the area have been trying to protect their homes from the rising river since April. Photograph by Samir Valeja/FEMA

Flooding ^ Winter Storm - Jamestown, N. D. , May 13, 2009 -- The James River, held in check by dikes and sandbags installed after floods in March, is still fed by huge amounts of water from the dam's spillway. Jamestown is still threatened if severe weather develops. Michael Raphael/FEMA

Flooding - Jamestown, N. D. , April 22, 2009 -- Sand levee protects a home from the James river. Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA

Flooding - Harwood, N. D. , April 16, 2009 -- Many areas of North Dakota were covered with flood water, weeks after the storms and floods occurred in March. Residential areas of Harwood are still flooded with difficult access to the residents. Eliud Echevarria/ FEMA

Flooding - Jamestown, N. D. , April 22, 2009 -- North Dakota National Guard work to re-enforce sand bag levees along the James River. Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA

Dam/Levee Break ^ Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Jamestown, N. D. , April 3, 2009 --Members of the Jamestown College football team work on sandbags that will be used to protect the city against possible flooding by the James River. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

Flooding - North Sioux City, S. D. , June 12, 2011 -- These inmates from the S. D. Department of Corrections are filling sandbags to be used by residents in an effort to protect their homes from flooding from the Missouri River. FEMA and other federal agencies are supporting the State Incident Management Team in their effort to respond to the flooding.

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Taylorville, W. Va. , June 11, 2009 -- Construction crews prepare ground in a group housing site near Taylorville. Temporary Housing Units will be moved onto the site to house residents who lost their homes in the flooding of early May. Louis Sohn/FEMA

Flooding ^ Winter Storm - Morton County, N. D. , April 13, 2009 -- The snow-ice-rain swollen Knife River flooded rural areas and threatened homes and businesses in communities along its path in March. Flood waters subsided in April. Michael Raphael/FEMA

Flooding - Jamestown, N. D. , June 13, 2009 -- Homeowners near the James River continue to fight floodwater with a temporary sandbag levee. Residents of the area have been trying to protect their homes from the rising river since April.

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Title: Flooded yard and sand bags in North Dakota

Production Date: 06/13/2009

Caption: Jamestown, N. D. , June 13, 2009 -- Homeowners near the James River continue to fight floodwater with a temporary sandbag levee. Residents of the area have been trying to protect their homes from the rising river since April.

Photographer Name: Samir Valeja

City/State: Jamestown, ND

Keywords: Flood ^ Flooding ^ Jamestown ^ sandbag levee ^ sandbag ^ sandbags

Disasters: North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-1829)

Disaster Types: Flooding

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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Bay views, fishing, Fort Getty Campground, Jamestown, Rhode Island

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, July 6th, 2008--The Army Corps of Engineers works to repair a road to improve access into Oakville. This will also contain the flow of the Iowa River which breached it's levee in mid June. After the road is repaired the Corps can begin repairing the levee which will bring relief to the town of Oakville. Susie Shapira/FEMA

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The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood near Tiptonville, Tennessee

Construction is ongoing to install a concrete barrier

The Bessie Levee augmented with sand bags during the 1937 flood near Tiptonville, Tennessee

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota

National Homeowners Fair - National Homeowners Fair, at HUD Headquarters, [attended by Secretary Alphonso Jackson, Deputy Secretary Roy Bernardi, Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner Brian Montgomery, and other HUD officials]

Flooding ^ Winter Storm - Moorhead, Minn. , March 30, 2009 --Mennonite volunteers from International Falls, Minnesota, Jolene Miller and Heather Sunne help fill sandbags in Moorhead, Minnesota following the Red River flooding. Andrea Booher/FEMA

Salem, Ala., June 9, 2014 -- Homeowners are starting to repair and rebuild their home in Salem, AL which was damaged when tornadoes and heavy rain swept thru the area in early May 2014. FEMA is working with local, state and other federal agencies to provide assistance to residents and businesses affected by recent storms in Alabama. Patsy Lynch/FEMA

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jamestown homeowners river james river fight floodwater fight floodwater sandbag levee sandbag levee residents homes north dakota high resolution ultra high resolution disasters north dakota severe storms disaster types photographer name emergency management programs sand bags samir valeja us national archives