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| Photographed
from the north side of the I-80 Bridge just east of Grand Island.
The entire river bed is covered with dry sand and grasses. There
was no visible water. The next photograph to the right was taken
400 yards to the south of this same bridge. |
Photographed
from the middle of what is normally a flowing river at the I-80 Bridge
just east of Grand Island. The entire river bed is covered with dry
sand and grasses. There was no visible water along the river bed
for several miles. |
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| Photographed
400 yards south of the bridge shown in the first two photos and looking
southwest toward Hwy. 281. |
Photographed
10 yards north of the I-80 bridge shown in the first two photos and looking
northeast. There was no evidence of any water. |
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| Photographed
along Nebraska Hwy. 281, 1 mile south of Interstate 80 and looking south.
This channel of the Platte river is totally dry. The photo to the
right was taken looking up this channel to the west. |
Photographed
from Nebraska Hwy. 281, and looking west up this channel of the Platte
river. A small amount of pooled water is visible having run off from
a nearby irrigated field. |
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| Photographed
just west of Grand Island, this channel which flows normally from the left
to the right in this view, is also completely empty. The Platte River
in the photo to the right has water due to outflow from the Elkhorn river. |
Photographed
just north of Mahoney State Park and looking EAST from the I-80 bridge
crossing the Platte River. The bridge railing is partially visible
in the left corner of the photo. |
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| Photographed
just north of Mahoney State Park and looking WEST from the I-80 bridge
crossing the Platte River. |
Photographed
just north of Mahoney State Park and looking WEST from the I-80 bridge
crossing the Platte River. |
