Spokane area flooding (March 16)

Rain, melting snow and saturated soil have all combined to create flooding problems for residents across the Inland Northwest.

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Thu., March 16, 2017

David Burris, of Spokane, walks through flooded Pine River Park in north Spokane on Thursday, March 16, 2017, near the Little Spokane River. Burris said he decided the flooding was a perfect time to test out a pair of secondhand waders and to snap some photos.

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Chuck Clark looks out from the patio of his Williams Lake cottage, where the water was inching up as snowmelt rushed into the lake, on Thursday, March 16, 2017.

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A rural driveway, southwest of Cheney, is completely covered with water from floodwater, Thursday, March 16, 2017.

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Pine River Park is inundated Thursday, March 16, 2017, by the waters of the Little Spokane River.

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The Little Spokane River overflows into Pine River Park and the surrounding neighborhood, shown Thursday, March 16, 2017.

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Chuck Clark looks at how close the waters of Williams Lake are getting to his family cottage, Thursday, March 17, 2017. Like most area lakes, the water level at Williams Lake is peaking, causing some problems for lakeshore homeowners.

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Michele Durkee points to homes nearly flooded by Williams Lake. “This is the worst it has been in over 60 years,” said Durkee, who lives in Bunkers Resort.

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A driveway leading to a home is submerged near the corner of South Graham Road and West Salnave Road. Spokane County declared a state of emergency Wednesday, after rain and snow melted by warm weather washed out a number of roads.

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The Little Spokane River overflows its banks and inundates Pine River Park in the Wandermere area, Thursday, March 16, 2017.

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Spring runoff cuts through the dark basalt rock around Badger Lake on the West Plains on Thursday, March 16, 2017.

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At Klinks Resort on Williams Lake, Trevor Bradley moves rocks out of the bed of a seasonal creek that runs through the grounds of the resort, Thursday, March 16, 2017. The water running through the resort grounds was overwhelming culverts as he tried to make it flow more efficiently.

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A mail carrier drives through a few inches of water rushing over the surface of Weisman Road near Williams Lake on Thursday, March 16, 2017. Water draining into Williams Lake from the direction of Badger Lake overloaded the wetlands next to the Williams Lake neighborhood.

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Fred Hyatt points toward a submerged field behind his Dartford home. Hyatt, a 50-year resident of Dartford, isn’t worried about the flooding. “It’s going to be OK,” he said, “as long as it doesn’t start raining again in two days.”

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Fred Hyatt’s flooded backyard.

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The flooded little Spokane River behind the Little River Adult Care Home in Dartford.

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A county roads employee works to fix Hazard Road on Thursday, March 16, 2017, after it was washed out earlier in the week between Ballard and Grover roads.

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A county roads employee works to fix Hazard Road on Thursday, March 16, 2017, after it was washed out earlier in the week between Ballard and Grover roads.

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Thursday morning, March 16, 2017, near state Highway 20 milepost 408 north of Cusick, Wash.

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Cordes Road is seen closed due to flooding Thursday, March 16, 2017, off State Route 20 north of Cusick, Wash.

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