The images below show an area in northwest Iowa between Spencer (Clay County) and Emmetsburg (Palo Alto County). In the first swipe pane, the left image is from 1990 (a typical year) and the right image is from 1993 (a heavy flooding year.) Notice the swollen stream banks and flooding along water bodies in the right images. The second swipe pane shows an image from 2008 (a notable flood year) compared to 2022 (a year after a major drought year).