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The Flood of 1965
— photos and text by Dennis Bauer In the evening of June 16,1965, a wall of water described by some as 15 feet high roared down the South Platte River, the result of extremely severe thunderstorms many miles south of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, Charles A. Roessler, Dennis Bauer, Flood of 1965, Overland Golf Course, South Platte River, valley highway
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