Photos: Flooding affects Billings as the Yellowstone River reaches historic levels
Flooding hits Billings as the Yellowstone River reaches historic levels.
Yellowstone County flooding
A view from Four Dances shows the Yellowstone River at Billings as it hits the highest level on record Wednesday morning. The river rose to 17.5 feet by Wednesday afternoon. Latest forecasts Wednesday evening showed the water receding slowly.
Yellowstone County flooding
The Yellowstone River at Billings hits the highest level on record in this view from Four Dances Wednesday morning.
Yellowstone County flooding
Water flows into the power substation at the Billings Water Treatment Plant as the Yellowstone River hits the highest level on record Wednesday morning.
Yellowstone County flooding
Water flows over the walkway to an intake for the Billings Water Treatment Plant as the Yellowstone River at Billings hits the highest level on record Wednesday morning.
Yellowstone County flooding
Sandbags are deployed around the levee protecting the Billings Water Treatment Plant as the Yellowstone River hits the highest level on record Wednesday morning.
Yellowstone County flooding
Pumps are deployed at the Billings Water Treatment Plant as the Yellowstone River at Billings hits the highest level on record Wednesday morning.
Yellowstone County flooding
Billings Water Treatment Plant workers watch as a tree approaches the intake as the Yellowstone River at Billings hits the highest level on record Wednesday morning.
Yellowstone County flooding
The Yellowstone River at Billings hits the highest level on record Wednesday morning.
The Yellowstone River in Billings rises as historic flooding devastates the region
MetraPark General Manager Tim Goodridge watches as the Yellowstone River flows under the Dick Johnson bridge and onto the road to the wastewater treatment plant in Billings on Wednesday morning as historic flooding effects the region.
The Yellowstone River in Billings rises as historic flooding devastates the region
In this file photo from June, 2022, the Yellowstone River can be seen with the Phillips 66 refinery in the background.
The Yellowstone River in Billings rises as historic flooding devastates the region
The Yellowstone River flows onto the road to the wastewater treatment plant in Billings on Wednesday morning as historic flooding effects the region.
The Yellowstone River in Billings rises as historic flooding devastates the region
The Yellowstone River flows under the Dick Johnson bridge and onto the road to the wastewater treatment plant in Billings on Wednesday morning as historic flooding effects the region.
The Yellowstone River in Billings rises as historic flooding devastates the region
The Yellowstone River flows under the Dick Johnson bridge and onto the road to the wastewater treatment plant in Billings on Wednesday morning as historic flooding effects the region.
The Yellowstone River in Billings rises as historic flooding devastates the region
The Yellowstone River flows onto the road to the wastewater treatment plant in Billings on Wednesday morning as historic flooding effects the region.
“This is a nightmare,” said Carbon County Commissioner Bill Bullock. “There’s no other way to say it.”