Photos: Flooding on Tohono O'odham Nation
Menager's Dam sandbag operation
Menager's Dam Sandbag operation
Meneger's Dam Sandbag Operation
Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation
Flooding near Menagers Dam community
Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation
Flooding near Menagers Dam community
Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation
Flooding near Menagers Dam community
Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation
Flooding near Kohatk Village in Pinal County
Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation
By Wednesday afternoon, water levels behind 22-foot Menagers Dam had gone down 4 feet from the previous night, National Weather Service officials said.
Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation
A helicopter flies over floodwaters filling Menagers Lake, where the dam is in imminent danger of failing, sending floodwaters rushing into the Tohono O’odham village of Ali Chuk on Oct. 3, 2018, southwest of Sells, Ariz. Evacuations had begun Tuesday night after Hurricane Rosa’s remnants drenched the western half of Arizona.
Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation
The earthen Menagers Dam, top left-center, on the Tohono O’odham Nation remains at risk of failing after record flooding. The Ali Chuk village is shown in the upper right of the photo.
Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation
The earthen Menagers Dam is in imminent danger of failing, potentially sending floodwaters rushing into this Tohono O'odham village of Ali Chuk on Oct. 3, 2018, southwest of Sells, Ariz. Evacuations had begun Tuesday night after Hurricane Rosa's remnants drenched the western half of Arizona.
Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation
The earthen Menagers Dam is in imminent danger of failing, potentially sending floodwaters rushing into the Tohono O'odham village of Ali Chuk on Oct. 3, 2018, southwest of Sells, Ariz. Evacuations had begun Tuesday night after Hurricane Rosa's remnants drenched the western half of Arizona.
Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation
The earthen Menagers Dam is in imminent danger of failing, potentially sending floodwaters rushing into the Tohono O'odham village of Ali Chuk on Oct. 3, 2018, southwest of Sells, Ariz. Evacuations had begun Tuesday night after Hurricane Rosa's remnants drenched the western half of Arizona.
Flooding on the Tohono O'odham Nation
The earthen Menagers Dam is in imminent danger of failing, potentially sending floodwaters rushing into the Tohono O'odham village of Ali Chuk on Oct. 3, 2018, southwest of Sells, Ariz. Evacuations had begun Tuesday night after Hurricane Rosa's remnants drenched the western half of Arizona.
Water levels went down four feet Wednesday after officials worried the dam would overflow and possibly fail Â
The dam is near the U.S.-Mexico border.