Volunteers help build up a sandbag dike behind the North Koochiching Area Sanitary District facility Monday. Officials at NKASD declared a san…

A sandbag filling machine from Roseau County was brought in to City Beach to help speed up the sandbagging process Monday. Local volunteers an…

Alison Stewart hands a sandbag to Mary Jane Haanen at Thunderbird Lodge Monday. Haanen, who owns the resort, said she is trying to stay optimi…

Chelsea Vinar, left, helps Heather Sunne fill a sandbag at City Beach Tuesday as Gov. Mark Dayton makes his rounds thanking volunteers.

A fire truck from the Loman Fire Department sits near sandbag dike in Loman Tuesday. As water from the Black River continues to rise, it nearl…

Koochiching Economic Development Authority Director Paul Nevanen dons his rain gear to help with sandbagging efforts at City Beach Sunday.

Loman Fire Chief Adam Claybundy, left, and Koochiching County Sheriff Brian Jespersen, center, listen as Gov. Mark Dayton ask questions about …

Park officials at the Lake Kabetogema Visitors Center use a filled canoe to try to weigh down a dock.

This home on Lake Kabetogema has sandbags lined up right on the edge of the rising water line.

Gov. Mark Dayton snapped a photo of rising waters in Loman when he toured Borderland flooding.