Daryl Kleyer, North Dakota Fish and Game Department, regional warden supervisor, escorts Minot Air Force Base public affairs and local media document the 10 feet of water flooding nearly 20 percent of the city of Minot, N.D., June 25. With the Souris River expected to crest, city official scramble to implement a recovery strategy hoping to endure the high water preventing the loss of thousands of homes already damaged by flooding. At eight feet above major flood stage, the water appears to be leveling off.