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Taming the Kootenay
Location: Goat River, south of Creston, BC

 
Goat River diversion into the Kootenay River.
1 of 14 		Machinery used to divert the Goat River into the Kootenay River.
2 of 14 		Working on diverting the Goat River into the Kootenay River.
3 of 14 		Diversion of the Goat River.
4 of 14 		Digging the diversion channel that would allow the Goat River to flow into the Kootenay.
5 of 14 		Goat River diversion channel.
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The Goat River channel flooding, 1938
7 of 14 		The break in the Goat River diversion.
8 of 14 		Water floods the old Goat River Channel, coming in from the north side of the diversion.
9 of 14 		The Goat River breaking through the 1935 diversion.
10 of 14 		The 'Black Bridge' over the Goat River.
11 of 14 		Homes and businesses along Goat River bottom flooded.
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Sandbags being used to build up the top of the dyke.
13 of 14 		Curly Pridmore operating a dragline at the Goat River diversion.
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