One more thing — tourists

Sightseers, tourists, they were all driving up and down Canal Shore Drive this weekend.  The road runs in front of our house, between the house and river.  Frankly, they were a nuisance.  They did not offer to get out and help.  Rather they just kept driving when we were walking back and forth over the [...]

Crest Day Tomorrow April 29 2008

Weather was nasty today, it even snowed.  We went checked on the level, did not seem too bad.

Notice something missing?

How about the gangway?  I am told it is secured under the dock.
Here is a video of the deep water rushing past the I-80 bridge piers.  The normal river level is about six blocks down:       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ocLfMxd204
At [...]

Moderate heading to major flood by tomorrow

The river is almost at 13 feet at lock and dam which puts it at moderate flood stage.  It is not yet over our shore, but it is really rising.  No water in the culverts yet either.  We did a lot of work today, pulling logs out of the river, sending them downstream, picking up [...]

Leclaire Update Here Comes the water

In two days we are supposed to go over major flood stage.  Here is what it looks like today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW276XhAx78
That is our new champion Cardigan Welsh Corgi barking in the background.  That is Russ.  9 months old and he has an opinion.  Check out his blog since he has something to say:
http://www.cardicorgicapers.blogspot.com/
 

Lock and dam 15 April 26 2008

Check out the pictures I took today back down at the foot of the lock and dam.  The road was closed, so we walked down there, along with a lot of anglers.  The fishing must be good in a flood, perch and buffalo.

Meanwhile, the rollers are wide open, completely raised off the river bed and letting [...]

Davenport is having river issues

I did make it to downtown Davenport today.  The city blocked off river drive, and started construction of earthen dikes covered in plastic on the street.  The dirt replaces sandbags and they are putting it far enough away from the river that it should have some effect.

Just when we thought we were safe

There has been a lot of rain in already saturated northern Iowa the last few days, and the prediction is that the river will go over major flood stage this week.  Of course, it is at its worst near downtown Davenport.
Check out the photos and links at our local newspapers:
http://www.qconline.com/
http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=384313
You can see a video of [...]

Twin Bridges in Pool 15

Here is a photo of our twin bridges from Moline IL to Bettendorf IA.  There is a plan to replace these bridges in about ten years.
http://www.bistateonline.org/ser/tra/mrc_str.shtml

Fixing up the Upper Mississippi River

The Corps released a study outlining work they feel needs to be done, but is not yet funded:
http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/04/24/news/local/doc48112b4ae7a39405790710.txt

Lock and dam 15 Watch the river

Here is a video I took last week of the water coming out of lock and dam 15, heading right for downtown Davenport.   Flooding is much worse directly below a dam.  Anyone have a theory?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbllRLJxk5A