PROJECT ALERT NOTICE (IL MO) Crews continue to respond to flooding in Eastern MO and Western IA

Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 09:54:07 EST

Summary: Many sites have reached major flood stage in basins in Central and Southern East MO and Central to Southern West Illinois due to heavy storms earlier in the week.

CMWSC continues to respond to high water and gage repairs in lower Eastern MO and Western IL. 4 staff are deployed attending to high water needs as other staff attend to repairs and other non-flood related operational duties.

Three gages were damaged due to flooding. The below sites still remain to be repaired, but will be attended to following higher priority response efforts:
07064440 Current River at Montauk State Park
07064533 Current River above Akers Ferry
Other gages that received damage due to flooding have been attended to and repaired.

Planned Measurements for today:
Gasconade River near Rich Fountain.
Current River at Doniphan

Measurements performed at the below locations yesterday:
05594450 Silver Creek at Troy, IL
05595000 Kaskaskia River at New Athens, IL
07018500 Big River at Byrnesville, MO
07019000 Meramec River at Eureka, MO
07014500 Meramec River near Sullivan
07067000 Current River at Van Buren

Sites on the upper Meramec have crested with sites along the lower Meramec expected to crest on Friday. We expect minimal response beyond Friday.

Crews are not in need of any additional external support.