Black River Falls, Part II

Only a little more mud.

The water in the mop buckets would be as dark and as thick as chocolate milk when you were ready to dump it out. And then the bucket would have at least an inch of mud settling at the bottom.

We did have time to do a little exploring while the river is still in the drawdown stage as part of the process to replace the dam in town. Because the dam was 100 years old, this truly was a once in a lifetime experience.

This was one of the neatest things I've done in a long time. Because of the drawdown, I was able to stand anywhere from 5-20 feet in the river and we were able to walk up and down the river bank. Technically the river is shallow enough right now that you'd be able to walk across, although it would be super cold this time of year.

The dam taken out in town. Part of the new footings washed away in the flood.

The pier Dad used to dive off of when he was a kid just above the dam.