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<p>GABE GREEN/Press Bob Olson, a farmer in the Kootenai River Valley, estimated that 5,000 to 7,000 acres of farmland has been damaged by water from seepage and flooding from the river.</p>

<p>GABE GREEN/Press Bob Olson, a farmer in the Kootenai River Valley, estimated that 5,000 to 7,000 acres of farmland has been damaged by water from seepage and flooding from the river.</p>

July 15, 2012

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Flooding from below
July 15, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Flooding from below

Farmers near Bonners Ferry dealing with rare seepage problem

BONNERS FERRY - Way-above-average rainfall in June is going to cost farmers in the Kootenai River valley - located between Bonners Ferry and the U.S.-Canadian border - millions of dollars in lost crops, farmers said Friday.