Missouri Water Science Center-Flooding News

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• Top 10 Historic U.S. Floods
  • (provided by Time in Partnership with CNN, May 11, 2011)
• USGS: Damage from breach might be milder than expected
  • (provided by Southeast Missourian, May 10, 2011)
• USGS official hopeful land damage near site of Missouri levee breach won't be significant
  • (provided by The Republic, Columbus, Indiana, May 09, 2011)
• US Geological Survey Measures After Effects of Birds Point Levee Breach
  • (provided by The Epoch Times, May 08, 2011)
• A close-up look at Birds Point levee breach
  • (provided by KFVS 12 Heartland News, May 08, 2011)
• How does the Mississippi River Change When the Levee Breaks?
  • (provided by U.S. Geological Survey, May 06, 2011)
• Corps shifts focus to East Prairie after final Birds Point breach
  • (provided by Southeast Missourian, May 06, 2011)
• Final levee breach completed in plan to stem flooding in central U.S.
  • (provided CNN News, May 05, 2011)
• Levee breach offers relief, problems
  • (provided CNN News, May 05, 2011)
• Corps decides to blow up Missouri Levee
  • (provided by baxterbulletin.com, May 3, 2011)
• Wappapello Lake Surpasses projections; new crest predicted at 384 feet on Friday
  • (provided by Southeast Missourian, May 2, 2011)
• Geologic Survey Measures Gasconade to Predict Flooding
  • (provided by KOMU.com April 28, 2011, and upated May 2, 2011)
• Flooding Concerns Also Prominant Closer to St. Louis
  • (provided by FOX2 Now, April 26, 2011)

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