Flooding

Emergency workers, National Guard troops, Inmate crews, and residents are all working to shore up rivers in Northwest Colorado and South Central Wyoming. A total of three National Guard crews have been sandbagging along the Little Snake River in Saratoga and Baggs. The Little Snake River is one that experiences flooding nearly every year, but this year's huge snowpack is causing more problems than normal. In Routt County, the Elk is at levels not seen in 400 or 500 years. That's according to officials at the U-S Geological Survey, who also say the Elk hit a record Tuesday with a flow rate of 8,250 cubic feet per second. The previous record was set exactly one year prior at 6,970 cfs. Yesterday, crews started building a berm to hold back water along Highway 40 near Saddle Mountain Ranch. Water from the Elk had crept to within a foot of the road