Wichita and Kansas weather photos

Jeremiah Cole, Sand Creek Station assistant superintendent, surveys the high waters at the golf course near Newton. The nationally known course was the victim of the rising waters of Sand Creek. (June 13, 2010)

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Jeremiah Cole checks a small fraction of the water left by flood waters from Sand Creek. "This is not something I wanted to see," said the assistant superintendent of the golf course near Newton. "It's definitely never been this high." (June 13, 2010)

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Michelle Hagman photographs her husband, Carl, as he photographs high water on Sand Creek where it goes through Newton. Most residents said it was the highest they've seen the creek in at least 20 years. (June 13, 2010)

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Scores of spectators came to view Sunday's high water in Newton's Sand Creek. Some places in the town had about four inches of rain Sunday morning and a total of more than 9 1/2 inches in the past seven days. (June 13, 2010)

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A low spot where Sand Creek in Newton got out of its banks and into a residential area. (June 13, 2010)

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A bridge over Sand Creek tells the normal height of the bridge over a popular walking trail. At one point Sunday morning the creek was about nine feet above normal. (June 13, 2010)

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A bridge over Sand Creek tells the normal height of the bridge over a popular walking trail. At one point Sunday morning the creek was about nine feet above normal. (June 13, 2010)

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High water wasn't a problem for all Newton residents. (June 13, 2010)

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James Rine, left, and his sister, Shealee, spent part of Sunday morning gathering night crawlers washed ashore by high waters. Some were more than a foot long. They sold the worms to relatives to use for fish bait. (June 13, 2010)

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Newton angler Bruce Robinson tried his hand at fishing in the high waters of Sand Creek. His catch during the first hour was two small catfish. Last week he caught channel catfish of about eight pounds from the creek. (June 13, 2010)

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Newton residents help gather night crawlers washed up during Sunday's high water. (June 13, 2010)

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Bruce Robinson didn't mind the Sunday morning rains that brought Newton's Sand Creek up to nine feet above normal. Several roads were closed because of high water, Sand Creek golf course south of town was largely flooded and there was a run on sump-pumps at the local hardware store. (June 13, 2010)

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Every hole on the west side of Sand Creek Station golf course was flooded Sunday morning. Course staff estimated half of the course was flooded, with water four feet deep in some places. (June 13, 2010)

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