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How high's the water? 300 feet and rising
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The walls rise almost straight up, nearly 200 feet above the Canisteo pit. The retired mine pit looks like something out of the American Southwest. But it's eroding, and flooding -- putting nearby towns at risk. (MPR Photo/Bob Kelleher)

The walls rise almost straight up, nearly 200 feet above the Canisteo pit. The retired mine pit looks like something out of the American Southwest. But it's eroding, and flooding -- putting nearby towns at risk.

(MPR Photo/Bob Kelleher)
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