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I haven't updated for a bit, because there hasn't been much to update. The flow is still at 160,000cfs and levees seem to be holding. The Corps won't lower the realease until Aug, so we have another month or more to worry. The water level of some of the inundated areas have gone down a little, but we still worry about heavy rains to the north of us. Keeping our fingers crossed !!

Scott with Lee Valley took some awesome pictures yesterday that include Onawa - Blencoe-Little Sioux-Mondamin-Modale-Missouri Valley and Desoto NWR....Thanks Scott !!
His pictures are on their site.
http://leevalley.net/.

On Saturday the 26th a levee broke in Desoto Bend and is now flooding Desoto and areas east and north. Evacuations have been ordered for those areas around Desoto. Grover is closed from Hwy 30 south and Desoto Ave into the south end of the Refuge is closed. Also today the IDOT has closed Hwy 30 for 2 days to install trapbags to hopefully prevent floodwaters from closing hwy 30 for the rest of the summer. The Decauter bridge is also closed for now. For the next two days, the only way to cross into Nebraska from here is Sioux City or Omaha

Looking SSW.... Omaha skyline in the backround...Iowa Feed & Grain and Hansen and Sons buildings in the right middle

This is looking west.... the water is on the Iowa side

That puts Mo Valley in the 3+inch range......lots of water standing in fields as it has no where to drain.....our sump pump in the basement started yesterday, so groundwater is high. Corps announced that due to heavy rains up north, they will ramp up realeases to 160000cfs from Gavins Point.
You have probably seen these pictures, but if not they are here

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Normally these would be million dollar rains in June....but not so much now....40-50 mph winds last night and over 2 inches and nearly 4 inches in Mondamin & Missouri Valley respectivly. Lots of water standing in fields that cannot drain...

From Larry Geiger who took these pictures