A river runs thru my town, but I purposely built on the outskirts and way uphill.
Above this is the canyon with rock all around. This is out on the plains about 1/4 mile out on the front range plains from the mouth of the canyon where the railroad bridge crosses over Hwy 72. The highway is destroyed for 10 miles to the west of where this photo was taken, but the rock did not allow so much earth to be removed in the canyon.
Sounds like a smart decision! The water here flows into the S Platte River. It is flooding from here all the way to Nebraska.