Flooding in the Mississippi River Basin during the winter, spring, and summer of 2019 caused at least 12 deaths and economic losses in 19 states totaling in excess of $20 billion. Estimated damages in
Temporary flood barriers in Burlington, Iowa failed on June 1, 2019.
Great Flood of 1993
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The Great Flood of 1993 was a flood that occurred in the Midwestern United States, along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and their tributaries, from April to October 1993.
Mississippi River floods of 2019
…times during 2019. The third crest of 46.5 feet (14.2 m) on 10 June 2019 was exceeded only by the record stage of 49.6 feet (15.1 m) recorded during the Great Flood of 1993. River stages at many locations along the Lower Mississippi River exceeded flood stage between December 2018 and February 2019 and remained above flood…
Flood waters inundated parts of Jefferson City, Missouri, and limited access to the Missouri State Capitol during the Great Flood of 1993.
View of St. Louis riverfront during the Great Flood
Mississippi River out of its banks in Festus, Missouri. The spot where this photo was taken is nearly 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west and 30 feet (9.1 m) above the river.
Water encroaching on the city of Alton, Illinois