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Oct 29, 2021 · After reaching a high water mark around 3:30 p.m. at high tide — with some help from the rainfall — waters are starting to recede for now in Old Town.. Today, a combination of rains and coastal flooding brought the Potomac up to 5.99 feet, making today a “moderate flood” by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) standards.
Apr 2, 2024 · LOUIS – Flash floods slammed the St. Louis region overnight as an intense round of storms brought heavy rain, lightning and gusty winds. FOX 2 has learned of widespread flash flood damage in ...
- Joey Schneider
Jun 3, 2019 · Photos | What the devastating flooding looks like around our area. Water levels seldom seen along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, are raising the risk of more levee failures and...
- KSDK Staff
Jun 18, 2019 · The Missouri Department of Transportation has reported that U. S. Route 61 at Alexandria, Missouri, is now open. MoDOT officials reported that crews have cleaned and made the necessary repairs to the road and shoulder. The highway had been closed from flooding since May 20.
- Conservation’s Helping Hand
- Nurturing River Species
- River Bottom Forest Reborn
- Missouri’s Other River Border
- St. Louis Connections
- Where The Great Rivers Meet
Missourians in flood-ravaged communities looked for help when the water receded. MDC assisted the Governor’s Task Force on Flood Plain Management. The multiagency task force was asked to provide relief for owners of flood damaged land and find ways to reduce future flood damage. In response, the Missouri Conservation Commission authorized the purch...
After the 1993 flood, and as subsequent floods came and went, researchers from MDC, the University of Missouri, and other institutions studied how connectivity to the flood plain affects fish populations. Those studies showed that shallow or quiet-water places are important for the growth of young sport fish like blue and flathead catfish and the s...
Swollen tributaries pushed the Missouri River to record heights as the 1993 floodwaters flowed past river cities such as Boonville, Jefferson City, and Hermann. In the years after, historic names were affixed to conservation areas salvaged from places where the flood scarred land. In the heart of the state, MDC added conservation areas, such as Dia...
Another major Midwestern waterway, the Des Moines River, nips Missouri from Iowa in the state’s northeast corner near St. Francisville. The Des Moines also flowed far from its banks during 1993. MDC purchased the 1,232-acre Frost Island Conservation Area with uplands, an oxbow lake, and seasonal wetlands as part of the state’s flood recovery effort...
Both big cities and rural areas were deeply affected by floodwaters in ’93. After the flood, MDC purchased 42 sand covered acres from St. Louis County for the Pelican Island Access. Boaters can launch on the Missouri River north of Florissant and downstream from Pelican Island Natural Area. Anglers can fish from the river bank and in a slough. In t...
Mighty rivers meet at MDC’s Columbia Bottom Conservation Area in north St. Louis County. A scenic observation platform lets visitors watch the Missouri and Mississippi rivers mingle more peacefully than they did in ’93. Visitors can hike on trails meandering among a 4,318-acre mosaic of wetlands, bottomland timber, restored grasslands, and fields. ...
Plan. Prepare. Protect. Flood Action Alexandria
May 24, 2006 · Great Flood of 1993, with the Mississippi River out of its banks in Alexandria City, Missouri. Date: July 1993: Source: This image is from the FEMA Photo Library (obsolete as of 2019). An archived copy may be found at the Wayback Machine (note: link may be permanently dead, as not all photos were backed up in this way).
