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Barney Raines spends most of his time at Lock and Dam Park, but
not this week.  "I was down there before they put the gate up.
The water was high. If somebody walked into it, they could
probably get pulled under."   The U.S. Coast Guard spent Monday
checking out water levels at the river.  "We were out on the
river earlier, just observing some safety concerns and
environmental issues, "U.S. Coast Guard Jeremy Gray said, "We
were out here just checking to see how bad the flood damage is
and if there are any safety concerns to deal with."  Damage is
what they'll have to deal with in a few weeks when the river
goes down.  Special Operations Chief Wayne Taylor said, "There
will be new hazards. You'll have unstable docks, docks that have
broken free,  issues with logs, things that come down stream."
Raines says he's never seen the river this high and he doesn't
think some creatures around