River des Peres
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The River des Peres is a 9.3-mile metropolitan river in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the backbone of sanitary and storm water systems in the city of St. Louis and portions of St. Louis County. Its large
The "River des Peres" in Forest Park. This is not the actual river (which flows in a concrete pipe underneath) but rather is a waterscape created with the city's water supply
Thomas P. Barnett painting Construction of the River des Peres Channel in Forest Park
The southern stretch of River des Peres as seen from Lansdowne Ave. looking east
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.
River des Peres
…for the calculations involved, the large-scale trench dewatering methods, and the soil stabilization procedures. Some of the worst flooding of the Great Flood of 1993 occurred near where the river flows into the Mississippi River. River des Peres enters underground culverts from north of Forest Park, emerges south…
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