Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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Sightseers walk on one of the surfaces at the Tuttle Creek Spillway. Millions of years of history were exposed as water released from the spillway turned the landscape into a vast area of and waterfalls. After the spillway gates were closed Aug. 9, the area south of the gates a popular to geologists and tourists from around the state. (Photo by Cary Conover)

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Residents of Hunters Island on South Manhattan Avenue near Fort Riley Boulevard. Manhattan and most of Hunters Island were underwater due to flooding from Creek. Residents had to rely on boats and large trucks to take them to their homes. (Photo by Cary Conover)

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FLOOD (Continued from page 18) evacuated their homes found shelter at friends ' or relatives ' houses. For others, the K-State Union became a temporary place to stay. Many of the Union residents became victim helping others while the time. Brandy Ralph, a victim explained the large, black circles under her weary eyes. We ' ve been sleeping in the ballroom — it ' s Ralph said. At 6 a.m., kids get up and start screaming. People leave crying babies in their beds they ' re too lazy to get up with them. However, working at the Union ' s Red Cross shelter gave Ralph the chance to see how generous people could be. The best thing so far has been seeing how everyone works Ralph said. They ' re not thinking of themselves, they ' re of everybody. People are things and volunteering. Today, a lady came in to donate $400. The donations of clothing, toys and food were greatly appreciated by victims who were forced to leave their homes at a moment ' s notice. We didn ' t feel like we had time to take any precautions, Jessica Lewis said. We had two little kids we had to get out. We left with one box of papers and family portraits and two duffel bags of clothes. Heaven knows what will to the rest of For Scott Wissman, senior in modern languages, the of the newly homeless situation came to life when he volunteered to help those staying in the Union. When you read or hear stories about the flood, it ' s sensationalized, Wissman said. When you ' re here (in the Union) you see it ' s not like summer camp — it ' s a real-life You want to do all that ' s possible, but there are limitations . All you can do is keep people calm and assured that they ' ll get through this. A street sign marks the entrance to one of the state ' s biggest tourist attractions in July. Tuttle Creek Reservoir attracted many sightseers who wanted to see the high water levels of the lake as well as the water flowing out of the neverbefore-used spillway. (Photo by Cary Conover) The reason floods suck so bad is you don ' t know what the hell to do. I mean, with a tornado you know it ' s coming and half an hour later it ' s gone. With a snowstorm, it comes and goes away. A flood creeps toward you inch by inch and when it hits you, it ruins all you have and there ' s nothing you can do about it. Ted Kadau, senior in journalism and mass communications Halstead Ed Weber carries one of his dogs, Sugar Bear, through water down Main Street in Halstead. Many Halstead as well as those from other towns around the state, were forced to evacuate their homes this summer due to flooding in Kansas. At one point, water reached up to 6 feet high in Halstead. (Photo by David Mayes)