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Flooding Causes Millions in Damage in Iowa

Jul 25th 2010 – 2:00PM
Julie Koehn, The Gazette / AP

Julie Koehn, The Gazette / AP

MONTICELLO, Iowa (July 25) -- Flooding from the Maquoketa River after the Lake Delhi dam failed has damaged dozens of homes and businesses, causing millions of dollars in damage in Monticello, officials said Sunday. The Lake Delhi dam in eastern Iowa failed Saturday as rising floodwater from the Maquoketa River ate a...

Background on Maquoketa River

The Maquoketa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately long, in northeastern Iowa in the United States.

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