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The Mississippi River exceeded flood stage at Vicksburg on 10 January 2019, then fell back below flood stage on 22 January 2019, before rising above flood stage again on 15 February 2019. During this first event, water levels on the protected side of the Steele Bayou Drainage Structure peaked at 91.5 feet (27.9 meters) then fell back to 89.2 ...
The Morganza Spillway or Morganza Control Structure is a flood-control structure in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located along the western bank of the Lower Mississippi River at river mile 280, near Morganza in Pointe Coupee Parish. The spillway stands between the Mississippi and the Morganza Floodway, which leads to the Atchafalaya Basin ...
The flood between May and June was the second most severe flood in the lower Mississippi Basin since 1927. Red River Landing, Louisiana, reached the 4th highest crest of record at 60.52 feet (18.45 m) on June 5 and was flooded for 115 days. All bays of the Bonnet Carre Spillway were opened for 35 days.
Recovery efforts and evacuations are taking place against the backdrop of extreme heat, with 33 million people across the southern Plains, lower Mississippi Valley and the Southeast under some ...
The Mississippi River at multiple points along Iowa and Illinois will be at major flood stage during the first week of July. Unprotected communities and farmland may be underwater for an extended ...
The Mississippi River is expected to crest in Red Wing just below major flood stage on Monday. According to the National Weather Service, it is considered "Major Flooding" at 16 feet. As of Monday ...
Property damage. US$ 2 to 4 billion [4] [5] Major floods along the Mississippi River in April and May 2011 were among the largest and most damaging recorded along the U.S. waterway in the past century, comparable in extent to the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and Great Flood of 1993. In April 2011, two large storm systems deposited record ...
Some creek and river gauges in northeastern Texas and southern Louisiana have reached minor flood stages, including the Vermilion River near Lafayette, Louisiana, as well as Cypress Creek, Neches ...