A Stop sign in the small Northern California town of Meridian stands as a sign of the rising Sacramento River flood waters. Fort Bragg, Beale Air Force Base and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provided sand bag working party personnel in an attempt to save the town from the rising flood waters

A flooded sign stands near the town of Meridian, California. The town has become a victim to the rising flood waters of the Sacramento River. Fort Bragg, Beale Air Force Base and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provided sand bag working party personnel in an attempt to save the town from the rising flood waters

Sandbags by the thousands line the levee in the small town of Meridian, California. Efforts to save the town from the raging flood waters have proven beneficial as the water continues to rise

Fire Crew Captain Bob Harvey of the California (CA) Department of Forestry, Salt Creek, CA, stands near the city limits sign of Meridian, CA. Harvey and his crew are in Meridian in an attempt to save the small town from the rising flood waters of the Sacramento River

Flooding - North Sioux City, S. D. , June 11, 2011 -- Additional sandbags are stacked in the front yard of this North Sioux City, S. D. home, ready to add to the five foot levee surrounding the house. FEMA and other federal agencies are supporting the State Incident Management Team in their effort to prepare for flooding along the Missouri River.

Flooding - North Sioux City, S. D. , June 13, 2011 -- U. S. Army National Guard members patrol the levee, a patchwork of sandbags and rip rap, that protects the Dakota Dunes community in North Sioux City from the rising Missouri River. FEMA and other federal agencies are supporting the State Incident Management Team in their effort to respond to flooding.

Flooding - Fargo, N. D. , March 24, 2009 -- Members of the North Dakota National Guard and civilian flood-fighting volunteers fill sandbags at the Fargodome in Fargo, N. D. , March 24, 2009. The sandbags are being used to block the rising waters of the Red River. (U. S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)

A Stop sign in the small Northern California town of Meridian stands as a sign of the rising Sacramento River flood waters. Fort Bragg, Beale Air Force Base and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provided sand bag working party personnel in an attempt to save the town from the rising flood waters

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Summary

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Meridian

State: Mississippi (MS)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Moore, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

date_range

Date

28/12/1996

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Location

35.13942, -79.00518

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Source

The U.S. National Archives

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Link

https://catalog.archives.gov/

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