Crime & Safety
GALLERY: Cannon River Flooding
Water levels continue to rise as Northfield, Owatonna and Faribault get pelted with rain.
Currently the river is approximately three feet below the 100-year flood elevation and five feet below the peak of the Sept. 2010 flood.
Northfield's Public Works Department has roughly 3,000 sandbags prepared to protect city facilities, particularly the Safety Center. The Safety Center parking lot sits close to the 100-year flood elevation.
According to city engineers, the plan is to build a one-foot sandbag berm around the perimeter of the parking lot, should protection become necessary.
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A decision on the sandbag berm is expected to be made around midday.
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