The muddy Mo.

[dman4505]

The levee near Hamburg Iowa broke this afternoon, went from 50 foot wide to 300 feet in a matter of minutes. There's video of it on the KETV website the town is scrmbling to get the secondary levee finished before the water reaches them.
Going to check the levee at Lake Manawa State Park in the morning, they're increasing the water release at Gavins Point Dam tomorrow they think it'll reach us Thursday or Friday.
I'll post pics tomorrow

Don

[OU812]

I went down to the river last night and that road I was on taking these pictures is under water now.

Forgot my camera.

I herd about Hamburg last night too.

[ghost9mm]

Have they any idea when the river might start receding..??

[dman4505]

Have they any idea when the river might start receding..??

September at the earliest, experts predict it'll be around all summer.
Went to look at the levees by me yesterday, without the camera, and almost didn't make it back.
I was attacked by the 132nd Skeeter Squadron, man they are going to be bad this year.
Taking the Thermacell with me next time.

Don

[OU812]

Yep I was told September also.  >:(

Then there will be pools of water in low lying areas that could last for years.

And they wont be able to plant crops on that land for 2 to 3 years as all the microorganisms and worms will all be DEAD.

They closed off a bunch more roads lastnight.

[GusRobin]

I was attacked by the 132nd Skeeter Squadron, man they are going to be bad this year.

Hmmm - maybe a ICB competition with large skeeters as an ingredient?

[dman4505]

A few pics from my tour across the pedetrian bridge from Council Bluffs over to Omaha

Skyline



Center pylon of the bridge, river is running between 8 - 10mph normally runs 5



Looking back toward Council Bluffs

[OU812]

Great pictures Don.

Unreal aint it?

We use to ride motorcycles in them trees on your side of the river.  ;D

Last time I was on I-80 and looked over to the North there was hundreds of people on the foot bridge taking pictures.

Gonna remember the camera next time I go to the bottom.

[OU812]

A couple shots coming outta the hills from my house.







The bluff on the top of the picture is Iowa, the trees in the middle are were the river should be and all that water is were crops were.

[thirtydaZe]

http://odc.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=5002&p=2590

[dman4505]

The ATV park on the southwest end of town by the Veterans Memorial Bridge is under water.
I'll have to get some pics of that for ya, it's a real mess.
They're releasing 150,000 cubic feet per second of water out of Gavins Point Dam in South Dakota, started Tuesday.
It'll hit us here in Council Bluffs/Omaha either tomorrow or Friday, will raise the water level another three or four feet. When it does that should put the water level at about 36 feet, our levees are 41 sure hope they will handle all that pressure against them

Don

[OU812]

Thanks Don.

Didnt have my camera this morning but heading to work today and looking over the bottom the water has almost doubled sense those last 3 pictures.

[OU812]

This aint good!

http://www.ketv.com/missouri-river-flooding-extended-coverage/28256695/detail.html

[OU812]

You so gotta check this out.

Check out June 10th, 2011; Page 4. Thats what I see every day going to and from work and what I was trying to take some pictures of on the bluff heading to my place.

Wile your there check out all the photos,,,,,,,,,, its unreal.

http://www.leevalley.net/missouririverflood.htm

[dman4505]

This was the river access ramp on 6/2/11



And this is what it looked like yesterday



ATV Park near the Veterans Memorial Bridge, usually there's a couple dozen people riding four wheelers and dirt bikes down there now it's about 10 feet under water