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Tama flood-control project hindered by early crest
Tama city files show flood-control work 75 percent done as floodwaters arrive sooner than expected. Levee pumps pending, narrowing downstream drainage, while high Iowa River levels force road closures and threaten towns from Tama to Belle Plaine and New Hartford amid a wider regional flood watch across Iowa.
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Dave Gosch
TAMA
Iowa River
Judy Welch
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Marshalltown
Iowa
Belle Plaine
Iowa Department of Transportation
Butler County
New Hartford
Rosalie McDowell
First Baptist Church
Main Street
Turkey
Wapsipinicon
Anamosa
de Witt
National Weather Service
Independence
Buchanan County Civil Defense Office
Littleton
Civil Defense Office
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City