Town authorizes emergency expenditure to protect highway

The unstable terrain could cause a break in Lee Ditch, currently running at 90 cubic feet of water per second, Murdock told the Roundup. If the ditch is breached, it would take at least two hours to shut off the flow, he added.

Two hours of water rushing toward the highway at the rate of 90 cfs would result in a “gigantic blast out,” Murdock said, covering a portion of Highway 191 with at least a foot of mud and water.