Two levee gates that can be closed during high water are the entries to the park.
Possibly, the "large river" was the Kansas which, during high water, would have been deep and wide.
In 1986, a seawall was constructed to protect the small lot from lake erosion during high water.
During low water there were rapids near the post.
During high water, the falls take on a curtain form.
Farmers are being paid to allow their fields to be flooded during high water.
During high water, these three rapids essentially run together to form one very large rapid.
In the colonial era a car ferry operated across the river, although not always during high or low water.
This section of the river was impassable during high water.
Other residents said that crossing during high water was a matter of personal responsibility.