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View of Lee Highway looking northeast near South Chickamauga Creek and Lovell Field.

View of the parking lot at apartments located on the north shore of the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga.

View from the northern shore of Chickamauga Dam in Chattanooga. Flood waters are rushing through the locks. Picture taken the afternoon of May 7, 2003.

Chickamauga Dam located in Chattanooga - dangerous fast-moving flood waters rush through the locks on day 1 of flooding. Picture taken May 7, 2003 at 4 pm.

View of the entrance directional sign going into a plant located on Amnicola Highway in Chattanooga. The sign is approximately 5 feet from the ground. Picture taken the afternoon of May 7, 2003.

View of the backyard and garden of Hugh Wooden along Davidson Road in Chattanooga. The water was about 12 feet deep at the lowest point in his yard. In the far distance, you can see the railroad track bed which is about 14 feet above the surrounding area. Picture taken May 7, 2003 at 8 pm.

Mr. Wooden's backyard and garden after the flooding.

View of Brown's Ferry Road north of I-24 (west of downtown Chattanooga in Hamilton County). The only thing that gives evidence of a road are the mailboxes that are lined up on either side of the road. Picture taken May 8, 2003.

View of Brown's Ferry Road at I-24 west of Chattanooga. Picture taken May 8, 2003.