Table of contents The great flood of 1993 -- Summary of events -- Not one flood, but three -- Two great floods, two different experiences -- In the shadow of the ridge -- Fire and flood: the Pipestone experience -- One city, one ditch, one big problem -- Three crests of the Des Moines -- "Whiskey's for drink'n and water's for fighting" -- Septic tanks and sump pumps and the king of rock and roll -- Anxious days and nights -- Under siege: flooding in the state parks -- An island for livestock -- The losing...