When we drove down to Hannibal, we passed over the Des Moines River about 6 miles south of Keokuk and a short distance before it empties into the Mississippi. Here are the pictures we took of the flooding. I took most of the pictures on the fly because there was no place to pull off and stop.
The water was about 3 feet from that fuel island
Bridge over the Des Moines River
Railroad bridge not far above the water
Water up onto the highway
Notice where the white line is
They weren’t selling fireworks for this tent for a while
When we drove out to Hannibal early that morning, the water was still out a couple of feet from the pavement
When we came back at the end of the day it was much higher
These pictures were taken when the river was about 18 feet above flood stage. It rose to 20 feet before it began to recede, which was several days after these pictures were taken. We saw many fields that were flooded with just the tops of the tallest corn stalks peeking out of the water. Sandbags were in place where needed most and some of the side roads going out from the highway went down under water just a few yards from the highway. Since we live in the desert and seldom see such flooding, it was a big deal to us. The locals see it every spring and just expect it from year to year, the same as we expect blossoms on the trees.
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