Illinois River flooding

Took a drive today along a dike road to see the river. The houses are weekend homes, probably mainly used in warmer weather. The river is about 12 miles from where we live.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Wow- they'll be coming back to some damage from that one. Good shots.

[Diana]

Fabulous shots Dorothy, I love the top one with the reflections. I am sure the owners will not be too happy when they return.

[Boxplayer]

Wow striking

[Issi Bannerman]

Such interesting scenes.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Wow! what a sight !

[Joan Robillard]

So much flooding all over the states. Scary stuff.

[Maxine Lathbury]

Gosh, that's high

[Annie-Sue]

built for just this sort of event!

[Paula Fontanini]

Wow, that's so sad for the home owner's and any wildlife living in that area. You really captured the devastating effects of flooding!

[Michelle]

Wow that's a lot of water

[Pat Knowles]

Wow that is some breadth of river…..poor houses.

[Renee Salamon]

Oh my goodness, very scary - great documentary photos

[Rob Z]

Wonderful, but scary, photos. No wonder those houses are built up high..

[Dorothy]

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I really don’t think there will be that much damage to homes built on pilings in this area. I saw today that the river is going down.

[Carole Sandford]

Great shots of scenes very reminiscent of here recently.

[Diane Marie]

yikes!

[Brooke Lindsay]

Interesting! Flooding is always scary, but I saw my first raised homes like that around Corpus Christi, TX where a lot of people go for fishing, so they just keep building houses near the water. They’re really fascinating, to me as, as someone who grew up in New England where all the houses had basements!

[summerfield]

thankfully we don't get this kind of flooding in toronto, and hopefully we won't ever. but i feel bad for those places that experience this and the devastation they experience. hope you are safe. that river does look formidable and unforgiving. be careful out there. very nice diptych. aces on both shots.