Flood Impacts |
54.0 | The Metro East St Louis and Fish Lake levees which protect 71,000 acres are overtopped. |
52.0 | St Louis floodwall is overtopped. |
50.6 | This is the 500 year frequency level. |
49.6 | This is the RECORD FLOOD LEVEL that was reached on August 1 1993. |
49.0 | Hartford Public Water supply is threatened |
48.0 | The Harrisonville and Prairie DuPont levees protect 37,360 acres. |
47.9 | This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 200 years. |
47.7 | The Columbia levee protects 14,000 acres. |
46.1 | This river level is expected to be exceeded once in every 100 years |
44.1 | Chouteau Island Pump Station begins to flood. Power to the Chouteau Island Pump Station disconnected... The Harrisonville and Columbia Levees are overtopped... |
43.2 | This flood level was reached on April 28 1973. |
42.0 | Riverview Blvd becomes flooded. |
41.1 | This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 20 years. |
40.0 | Major flooding begins. At this level the Choteau Island Levee, protecting 2400 acres, is overtopped. |
38.5 | This river level is expected to be exceeded once in every 10 years. |
36.0 | Railroad tracks become flooded. |
35.8 | This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 5 years. |
35.0 | Moderate flooding begins. |
33.0 | Floodwall at Prairie Street is closed. |
31.0 | Water begins entering the downtown parking garage. |
30.0 | Floodwall at Lacledes Landing is closed. Also this level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 2 years. |
26.0 | At 26 feet, several levees protects 2000 acres. |
18.5 | Levee parking begins to be inundated. |
2.0 | Barge traffic may need to reduce tonnage below this level. |