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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Early planners took advantage of such opportunity by damming the creek

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The creek is 3 feet wide in places and can dry up during dry seasons. The "lake" is 3 feet deep. The city was founded there because the governor owned land on the bald prairie, not the river valley where the fort and city already existed. Water is piped in from a lake several miles away.

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