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flood that killed 238 people, Maningas said.
• "If a flood was to happen, it would just be in the park," Maningas said.
• However, people were warned to stay away from Rapid Creek because more water was being dumped into it from Pactola Reservoir upstream in the Black Hills.
• The Rapid City Council has declared a winter storm disaster, the first step toward getting federal aid to help the area recover from a record-setting weekend snowstorm. Rapid City Fire Chief Mike Maltaverne said the storm was the worst he has seen, according to the Rapid City Journal.

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