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Posted: **Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:10 am**

I'm not sure where exactly in IA you are - but just saw on the news about a big recreation area in IA that's gone due to a dam collapsing, Hope this doesn't effect you - you've had enough there. Let us know you are ok, please.

Posted: **Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:38 am**

Glad you posted this Beth, she has been on my mind too, with all that flooding up there and the Dam breaking.
Hey, Barbie, where exactly is she? Near any of this? Sure would be nice to hear from her.

Just hope you're safe !!!
CArol

Posted: **Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:09 pm**

I don't think it's the same place. In the workcamping area bikerchic says she is at Saylorville Lake.

Posted: **Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:34 pm**

the dam that broke is in the NE part of the state think bikerchic is near Des Moines at least I got that idea
some where a long the line. Hope I'm right....but it would be good if she would check in and let us know or if
Barbie would for her
sheila

Posted: **Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:37 pm**

Linda is safe and dry for now! The dam that broke was across the state, I believe, but it sure got my attention when I first heard about it! Actually, she is at a recreation area just below the dam from Saylorville Lake (we were at a campground on the lake above the dam). The lake is still quite high and they have since had a lot of rain too, so I have been worried too. She said the water has been rising where she is at since she got back there so am waiting to hear from her about how that is going. I just saw that she posted on the Campfire thread and didn't mention anything about it so that must mean she is still OK there. We just got some torrential rains here tonight from a line of storms coming up from Iowa so not sure if that affected her down in Des Moines.

Posted: **Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:37 pm**

Don't know what happened to my post on here, but I did let you all know I'm OK :roll:

We have actually been rain free for a few days so there is even new grass growing in some of the areas that were flooded! The inflatable bladders on our dam have now failed so we don't have that extra space before the water goes over the dam....Damn! Don't think I don't think about that dam in NE IA and the one in AZ, I think it was. It would be different if I was up at the campgrounds above the lake, but now I'm back down below the dam, next to the Des Moines River. Still lots of water near Myrtle. It's pleasant to look out my window at it. I saw some ducks swimming in it yesterday. Today I saw a beaver swimming in there and a hawk swoop down through there. My biggest concern is the huge trees by me that have been standing in water for who knows how long! Some trees have already fallen across the road and bike trail

I have been praying, believe me!

Thanks for your concern, girls! It's nice to know someone cares 8-)

Love you guys

Posted: **Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:03 pm**

When we camped in the Ozarks there was a CG just down from a dam and no way was I going to stay there. Just too scary!
Glad you checked in and all is well!

Posted: **Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:27 pm**

Yep! Still kickin'

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