WATERVILLE, Minnesota — When Joshua Moore needs to enter his place, he parks his truck on the street and puts on a pair of rain boots.
"It's kind of a flooded mess," Moore said.
The entire Willow Point Park campground in Waterville is flooded. Moore and his stepdad, Tom Mancino, stopped by Tuesday afternoon. The water hasn't reached the inside of their camper yet; their family is the only one at the campground who stays here full time.
"The power was off for two days. The water went down a little bit and they were able to turn the power back on," Mancino said.
Flooding in the city of Waterville has led to street closures and forced some residents to protect their properties with sandbags. While the city has been dealing with high water levels for a while, last week flooding became a bigger problem.
"I actually saw a house right behind us on Lake Street that has got sandbags completely stacked up and the water is almost to the top of those sandbags. So yeah it was quite interesting," Anne Feig said.
The city of Waterville is part of the Cannon River Watershed, meaning water from surrounding areas flows through the city via the Cannon River. The city says that makes it difficult to predict when the water will recede.
Saturday morning's 2.5 inches of rainfall led to water levels rising 7 inches from Friday night to Saturday afternoon. From Monday night into Tuesday, water levels rose 3/4 of an inch.
"You have to make due with what you're dealt because there's not much you can do about it," Mancino said.
Emergency Management is requesting all residents to keep monitoring water levels on their property. The city of Waterville will provide empty sandbags and sand for those who want to start protecting their property.
Updates are being posted to the City of Waterville's Facebook page.