Flood Impacts |
35.0 | The Flood wall protecting the Quincy Water Plant is overtopped. |
32.2 | This is the RECORD FLOOD LEVEL that was reached on July 13 1993. |
31.7 | This flow level is met or exceeded an average of once every 500 years. |
29.9 | This flow level is met or exceeded an average of once every 200 years. |
29.7 | Indian Grave Levee is overtopped. |
28.8 | Flood water reaches the low steel on the BNSF bridge in Quincy. |
28.4 | This level is met or exceeded an average of once every 100 years. |
28.2 | Damage begins at Quincy sewage treatment plant. |
28.0 | The city of Quincy begins sandbagging |
27.8 | Water goes over lock gates at Dam 21 |
26.5 | This level is met or exceeded an average of once every 50 years. |
24.5 | This level is met or exceeded an average of once every 25 years. |
23.5 | County Highway 7 in Quincy south of Parker Heights Park is flooded. |
23.0 | Old US Highway 61 floods... 8.5 miles upstream of Quincy. |
22.5 | Major flooding begins. |
22.1 | Bonansinga Drive at Bob Bangert Park begins to flood. Also this level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 10 years. |
22.0 | This is a critical stage for the Drainage Districts:
Lima Lake Drainage District (Left Bank) 15 to 20 miles above Quincy 13000 acres flood.
Union Town (Right Bank) 4 to 8 miles above Quincy 5000 acres flood.
Fabius River (Right Bank) 5 miles above to 4 miles below Quincy 14000 acres flood.
South Quincy (Left Bank) 1 to 9 miles below Quincy 5500 acres flood. |
21.5 | This flow level is estimated to be met or exceeded an average of once every 10 years. |
21.0 | Critical stage for Indian Grave Drainage District on Left Bank, 3 to 15 miles above Quincy. 17,700 acres are flooded. |
20.0 | The Quincy City Park, just north of the Memorial Bridge, begins flooding. |
19.8 | This level is expected to be met or exceeded on average once every 5 years. |
19.2 | This flow level is estimated to be met or exceeded an average of once every 5 years. |
19.0 | Quincy Parks, north of Broadway, begin flooding. |
18.6 | Railroad lines at several locations above Quincy become indundated. |
18.5 | Urban damage begins in LaGrange. CB&Q Railroad main line, 10 to 16 miles above Quincy begins to flood. |
18.0 | Moderate flooding begins. |
17.0 | Urban damage begins at Quincy. Railroad line 6 miles West of Quincy begins to flood. Minor flooding begins. |
16.4 | This flow level is estimated to be met or exceeded an average of once every 2 years. |
15.0 | Riverside campsites south of Quincy begin to flood. |
14.0 | Unprotected bottomlands flood on both sides of the river above and below the gage. |