Blue River at 12th Street

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What floods at each level

• 51 ft

  Flood waters overtop the 12th Street bridge.

• 39 ft

  Water reaches the bottom of the 12th Street bridge.

• 38 ft

  Extensive flooding of industrial areas along the river.

• 36.1 ft

  12th Street begins to flood about 300 yards west of the bridge.

• 36 ft

  Railroad tracks around 1,000 ft northwest of the gage begin to flood.

• 35 ft

  Water begins to affect several commercial buildings along the river.

• 31 ft

  Low-lying areas of Manchester Trafficway begin to flood just south of Truman Road.

• 30 ft

  Low-lying areas near 12th Street begin to flood. When the Missouri River is high, the flood waters from the Blue river may approach the top of the flood wall on the west bank of the Blue River near the Wilson Avenue bridge.

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