Welcome to Alton

Here is Main Street, Alton, IL, underwater from the flooding in the Mississippi River (which was on the left and has now rudely overrun her banks). Yesterday's shot was just behind my left shoulder.

You can see the red line at the bottom of the grain elevators. That is the high water mark from the biggest ever flood, in 1993. This time, the water reached about 3 feet below the red line.

This location marks the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, both of which are very flooded. That is one reason why Alton (among other places in Iowa, etc.) takes it on the chin during high water seasons.

Location: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alton,+IL/@38.8145548,-90.3568245,10.1z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87df4263d500fbe7:0xedadd230a4c4c104!8m2!3d38.8906038!4d-90.1842764

Thanks for the visit.

[Pam Knowler]

My goodness who can get used to flooding on a regular basis? Another interesting image! Hope the waters recede quickly!

[Marnie]

Blooming heck, do the locals all drive amphibious vehicles?? They must be something pretty special to deal with frequent flooding. Great life snapshot image Rosie, tells a real story.

[Diana]

Amazing capture of this seasonal scene. Love the cloudscape.

[Maggiemae]

Its good to get this well defined problem! It seems to be a yearly problem. That sky might be the reason why!

[Joan Robillard]

Scary stuff. Times like this I am glad to live on a hill.

[Lynda McG]

Some flooding in the UK too - luckily not near us but it is happening too often nowadays!

[haskar]

Oh! A lot of water. But in such a place you probably can deal with periodic floods.

[Kathy]

Gracious. I would imagine that the locals are prepared for this, even if it doesn't happen this dramatically every year. Hard to imagine it.

[Jane Pittenger]

Oh my, that’s a lot of water. Hope all is well

[Leslie]

Wow

[Ukandie!]

Wow...this really shows the flooding! I was at the grocery store at the weekend and two women were complaining about the cost and quality of the sweetcorn, I mentioned the crazy weather we have had and the effect it has had on crops, they rolled their eyes at me!