Editing Browns Valley, Minnesota (section)

==Flooding==
[[Image:Browns Valley flood 07.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Traverse Gap]] from ice-covered [[Lake Traverse]] at the bottom of frame, south to [[Big Stone Lake]] (top). The [[Little Minnesota River]] is flooding the valley floor and Browns Valley (center).]]
In March 2007, Browns Valley was flooded from the north and west by the [[Little Minnesota River]]. One hundred people had to be evacuated from their homes, a significant percentage of the town's population.<ref>{{cite news 
  | last = Post
  | first = Tim
  | title = Flood recedes but tempers rise in Browns Valley
  | work = News and Features
  | publisher = Minnesota Public Radio
  | date = March 15, 2007
  | url = http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/03/15/brownsvalleyday2/
  | access-date = June 2, 2007 }}
</ref> The damage was significant enough to warrant a visit from [[List of Governors of Minnesota|Governor]] [[Tim Pawlenty]] and [[List of United States Representatives from Minnesota|Congressman]] [[Collin Peterson]].<ref>{{cite news 
  | last = Post
  | first = Tim
  | title = Pawlenty and Peterson tour Browns Valley
  | work = News and Features
  | publisher = Minnesota Public Radio
  | date = March 16, 2007
  | url = http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/03/16/govebrownsvalley/
  | access-date = June 2, 2007 }}
</ref>