▁National ▁Guard ▁soldiers ▁to ▁help ▁and ▁declared ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁emer gency ▁in ▁six ▁count ies . ▁The ▁Minnesota ▁Army ▁National ▁Guard ▁soldiers ▁guard ed ▁communities ▁that ▁were ▁cleared ▁out ▁after ▁the ▁flo oding ▁early ▁August ▁ 1 9 . ▁The ▁Army ▁Corps ▁of ▁Engine ers ▁opened ▁up ▁the ▁flo od g ates ▁on ▁the ▁rising ▁Root ▁River ▁to ▁release ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁water ▁creating ▁pressure ▁on ▁the ▁di ke ▁in ▁Houston . ▁ ▁High ▁flo od ▁waters ▁on ▁the ▁Middle ▁Branch ▁of ▁the ▁White water ▁River , ▁which ▁runs ▁through ▁White water ▁State ▁Park , ▁destroyed ▁three ▁brid ges ▁and ▁dam aged ▁camp ground s , ▁bath h ouses , ▁a ▁group ▁d ining ▁hall , ▁and ▁water ▁and ▁se wer ▁systems ▁in ▁the ▁park . ▁About ▁ 5 0 0 ▁camp ers ▁were ▁stay ing ▁in ▁White water ▁State ▁Park ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁park ▁was ▁closed ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁for ▁an ▁in defin ite ▁period ▁of ▁time . ▁ ▁E . ▁col i ▁b acter ia ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁R ush ford ' s ▁water ▁supply , ▁and ▁residents ▁were ▁ur ged ▁not ▁to ▁use ▁it ▁until ▁the ▁city ' s ▁water ▁system ▁could ▁be ▁fl ushed . ▁ ▁Am tra k ▁train ▁service ▁between ▁Min ne apolis ▁and ▁La ▁C ros se , ▁Wisconsin ▁was ▁shut ▁down ▁for ▁a ▁week ▁because ▁of ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁tracks . ▁ ▁Pass engers ▁were ▁b uss ed ▁between