Seirer_170403_3765.jpgBountiful River The Cottonwood River, swollen by Chase County rains of 5 to 7 inches in recent days, spills over the dam at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. The rains have caused widespread flooding in Chase and Lyon counties. The first dam on this site of the Cottonwood was built of logs in 1860 to power a sawmill and gristmill. That dam was replaced by this one, made of cut limestone blocks, which have since been covered with concrete.

The Cottonwood River, swollen by Chase County rains of 5 to 7 inches in recent days, spills over the dam at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. The rains have caused widespread flooding in Chase and Lyon counties. The first dam on this site of the Cottonwood was built of logs in 1860 to power a sawmill and gristmill. That dam was replaced by this one, made of cut limestone blocks, which have since been covered with concrete.