Yellowstone River receding; Billings flood warning canceled
Fox News
Water levels in Yellowstone National Park's Yellowstone River have receded after surging to historic levels. Streets and bridges were washed away in the event.
The entrance to Yellowstone National Park, a major tourist attraction, sits closed due to the historic floodwaters, Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Gardiner, Montana. (AP Photo/David Goldman) Pedestrians walk down a street washed away from Rock Creek floodwaters in Red Lodge, Mont., Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (AP Photo/David Goldman) A resident carries out damaged items from his flooded home along a washed out street in Red Lodge, Mont., Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (AP Photo/David Goldman) A home is shown in flood waters Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Livingston, Mt. Yellowstone National Park officials say more than 10,000 visitors have been ordered out of the nation's oldest national park after unprecedented flooding. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) A house sits in Rock Creek after floodwaters washed away a road and a bridge in Red Lodge, Mont., Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (AP Photo/David Goldman) A collapsed train bridge is shown along the Yellowstone River Wednesday, June 15, 2022, near Livingston, Mont. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Highway workers inspect a washed out bridge along the Yellowstone River Wednesday, June 15, 2022, near Gardiner, Mont. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
"Water levels will continue to quickly recede today. Please continue to heed all road closures, and be alert for damage to rural roads that were flooded," it said in a tweet.
The Yellowstone River – the residents' water source – had raced past at a historic level of 16 feet.
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