Workers attempt to install water pump at Voxman Music Building as floodwater overtakes sandbag wall on Friday, June 13, 2008. The effort was too little, too late, as the sandbag wall was not enough to hold back the Iowa River floodwaters.
The Office of the Provost offered lunch to flood workers under a tent on the Gibson Square lawn. Faculty and staff members volunteered to serve workers to say thanks for their flood cleanup work. Hamburgers and brats were grilled for an estimated…
Workers attempt to install water pump at Voxman Music Building as floodwater overtakes sandbag wall on Friday, June 13, 2008. The effort was too little, too late, as the sandbag wall was not enough to hold back the Iowa River floodwaters.
Aerial photographs of The University of Iowa campus. Photos taken when the Iowa River was at about 31 feet. Flood stage for the Iowa River at Iowa City is 22 feet. The previous record was set in 1993 at 28.5 feet.