Left: The Arkansas River runs high under the Summit Street Bridge.

Above: The Walnut River, out of its banks, covers Chestnut Avenue.

Left: The East Chestnut Bridge leads to water.

Above: Flood waters cover Walnut Park.

Right: In 1879 the steamboat Aunt Sally made its way up the Arkansas River from Arkansas, and into the Walnut River. The cutout representing the Aunt Sally in Walnut Park looks unusually realistic surrounded by water.