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I I I I- I I I I I I I I I I I I I The Kilk River at Malta rose 5 feet in 36 hours and continued rising for 3 more days until it peaked. Flooding was reported to be the greatest in northern Malta. Water was prevented from entering the southside resi- dential area of Malta by an emergency dike built to keep floodwater out of the railroad underpass. Damage to the city was esti_ted to be $85,500 based on 1952 price levels and the extent of development. Based on cur- rent levels of development in the flood plain, a recurrence of the 1952 flood would csuse $2,340,000 in damages. FLOOD OF APRIL 1978 Kelting of heavy snowpsck in the Kilk River basin caused I18jor flooding between Kalta and the mouth of the Kilk River. Abnol'llally high temperatures in early April were responsible for the sudden melt of snow. Residents in several communities had to evacuate their homes. The flood. ing lasted over a week with peak flows that reached stages similar to those experienced in the 1952 flood; however, discharges were consid- erably less. FLOOD OF SEPTEMBER 1986 Along a lOO-mile section between the towns of Chinook and Nashua, the Kilk River and its tributaries began flooding on 25 September 1986 after torrential downpours dumped up to 8 inches of rain in 18 hours in some areas. Lodge Creek, Battle Creek, Aasiniboine Creek, and Thirty-Kile Creek contributed to flooding along the Kilk River. Widespread flooding throughout the Kilk River basin caused damages estiaated to be $28,217,000. This included I18j or damages to agricultural crops and lands, irrigation syste.., roads, and bridges, as well as residential and cOllller. eial buildings within some communities. One person drowned at Harlem, Kontana. A successful flood fight was staged at Malta with only minor damages sustained. I I I 10