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Published March 26, 2009, 12:00 AM

Photo Gallery: Spring Flood photos (March 26, 2009)

Flood photos from Fargo and the surrounding area.


A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter is used to evacuate people from the Mhyre farmstead located southwest of Abercrombie, N.D., Wednesday afternoon. David Samson/The Forum

  • A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter is used to evacuate people from the Mhyre farmstead located southwest of Abercrombie, N.D., Wednesday afternoon. David Samson/The Forum
  • David Meth from Tile Masters in Fargo wheels a load of sump pumps to the checkout while shopping Wednesday at Nodak. Meth purchased the pumps for distribution to metro area homes in need. David Samson / The Forum
  • Volunteers work at building a dike of sandbags as high as seven feet as snow falls Wednesday afternoon along a creek, seen at left in the photo, on the west side of the Oak Creek neighborhood in south Fargo. Dave Wallis / The Forum
  • Lynelle Anderson, left, passes a sandbag to Alicia Holen, both of Fargo, as snow falls Wednesday afternoon as the volunteers sandbag the Oak Creek neighborhood in south Fargo. Dave Wallis / The Forum
  • Eleven-year-old Katherine Fisher climbs to take a look at the water on the other side of the sandbag dike on the west side of the Oak Creek neighborhood in south Fargo. Wednesday was the second day of helping to build dikes for the Moorhead girl. Dave Wallis / The Forum
  • Besides the cold weather, water and mud, sandbaggers had to deal with falling snow Wednesday afternoon in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Dave Wallis / The Forum
  • Volunteers build a sandbag dike, much higher than during the 1997 flood, along the Summit Chase townhomes near the intersection of 25th Street South and the Rose Coulee Wednesday afternoon in the snow. Dave Wallis / The Forum
  • Rose Coulee, seen in the background, swells to cover the golf course as volunteers pass sandbags to raise dike heights in the area near 25th Street South. Dave Wallis / The Forum
  • Volunteers use sandbags to plug a culvert Wednesday in the Oak Creek neighborhood. Dave Wallis / The Forum