Flood of 2010

They knew that it could happen.

By the numbers
• 2,231 tons of garbage delivered by the City of Owatonna to the Steele County Landfill
• 150 truckloads of garbage brought to the landfill by local residents
• 351 TVs and 397

Shattuck-St. Mary’s students Alli Schaeffer (left), Cole Kletschka (center) and Jack Dudley (right), all 16, fill sandbags with an improvised funnel made of traffic cones on Sept. 24, 2010.

On the morning of Sept. 24, with the Straight River pushing 14 feet, city officials made the decision to pump wastewater from the Water Reclamation Facility directly into the river.

Residents watch the water recede from the bridge at Teepee Tonka Park on Sept. 27, 2010. (Daily News file photo)

In the end, the question becomes: What did we learn from the Flood of 2010?

Floods for people living in the Minnesota River Valley is something they endure on a regular basis, but what occurred in the fall of 2010 caught many by surprise including those at the Treaty Site His

Editor's Note: The St. Peter Herald is part of a 10-newspaper group sharing stories about the 2010 Fall Flood.

Some local businesses are still feeling the impact of flooding last September.

Editor's Note: The St. Peter Herald is part of a 10-newspaper group sharing stories about the 2010 Fall Flood.

Editor's Note: The St. Peter Herald is part of a 10-newspaper group sharing stories about the 2010 Fall Flood.