Illinois River at Meredosia

The past week

What floods at each level

• 38 ft

  Coon Run Levee is overtopped.

• 33.5 ft

  McGee Creek Levee is overtopped.

• 32 ft

  Mauvaise Terre Levee is overtopped.

• 31 ft

  Meredoisa Lake Levee is overtopped.

• 29.8 ft

  Burlington Northern Railroad tracks and Levee at route 104 overtop.

• 28 ft

  Scott County and Northern Meredoisa Levees are overtopped and flood fighting activities begin at Willow Creek Lake and Dam.

• 27 ft

  Flood fighting begins at Scott County... Coon Run... and Meredosia Lakes and Dams.

• 26.4 ft

  Flood Fighting begins at Valley City Lake and Dam and floodwaters overtop Little Creek Levee.

• 26 ft

  Damage begins to buildings in Meredosia. Also, the U.S. Coast Guard will consider closing the Illinois River between the LaGrange Lock and Dam and Montezuma.

• 25.7 ft

  Cemetary Road begins flooding west of Old Naples Road.

• 25.4 ft

  Flood Fighting begins at Little Creek Lake and Dam.

• 25 ft

  Smith Lake Road is flooded south of Meredosia.

• 24.7 ft

  County Roads 1625E and 1675E begin to flood northwest of Meredosia.

• 24 ft

  Kochs Lane east of Shady Acres begins flooding.

• 23 ft

  Flood fighting activities begin at Big Swan Lake and Dam.

• 22.4 ft

  Meredosia Lake Road overtopped.

• 22.2 ft

  Low roads in Florence overtopped.

• 22 ft

  Cargill Company in Florence begins flood fighting activities. Also, unloading operations are shut down at the Ameren power plant.

• 21 ft

  Chambers Road south of Naples floods at Mauvaise Terre Creek near this level.

• 20 ft

  Beach Road just north of Shady Acres floods near this height.

• 18 ft

  City of Meredosia plugs storm sewer outlets.

• 17.39 ft

  Meredosia boat dock floods.

• 13 ft

  Sunset Beach Road begins flooding about two miles north of Meredosia near this level.

• 1 ft

  At and below this height, barge traffic will need to consider lowering tonnage to avoid grounding.

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