Raschke "Spill" To Yankton County Commissioners On James River Flooding

High water is coming on the James River, and fairly soon. That was the assessment of Darrell Raschke, manager of the James River Water Development District. He appeared before the Yankton County Commission, (Monday) and said they did a recent snow pack assessment from North Dakota on south…

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Raschke says it appears the snow melt will hit the river pretty quickly…

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Raschke says there are only two dams on the James River in South Dakota, and they have been wide open for some time…

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(courtesy WNAX Yankton)