Old Man River

Although the Mississippi River is above flood stage here, Lock and Dam No. 11 is open for business for the big barges that travel up and down the river. The dam's flood gates are wide open in an attempt to keep up with the Spring runoff.

I took this photo from the bluff at Eagle Point Park in Dubuque, Iowa.

[Carol]

Great shot!

[Chris Stapleton]

Great view

[Khawbecker]

@fjmom Thanks, Carol.

[Khawbecker]

@cljs It really is. I love this park.

[John]

Magnificent view of the great river. I grew up 1 mile from it in New Orleans.

[Hondo]

Nice angles. Your posts are so interesting.

[*lynn]

fabulous shot! I love traveling along the Mississippi. We usually head that way when we want a weekend get-away.

[virtualbrownie]

This captures the power of the river so well

[carol white]

A super capture,shows well the expanse of the river!!

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Lovely capture and river scene.

[Alice Burghart]

wow, great shot.

[Shelley]

Love the POV

[tony gig]

fabulous view and shot K.

[Graham Thresher]

Looks so beautiful.

[Carolyn]

Fascinating rive, and a beautiful picture.

[Gena Pegg]

Simply gorgeous view!!

[Graham Budd]

I get a good sense of scale in the shot.

[Bernd Leeb]

what a mighty river

[Sandi]

Fav, so awe-inspiring.