Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Mississippi-River-Flooding-in-Illinois-27MZIFJ6RDB19.htmlConceptually similarBuilding a Flood Defense Wall in IllinoisGP0STPJU9Completed★★★★Building a Flood Defense Wall in IllinoisGP0STPJUACompleted★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJTSCompleted★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJU6Completed★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJU3Completed★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJU7Completed★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJS3Completed★★★★A Flood Defense Wall in IllinoisGP0STPJRYCompleted★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJRUCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STPJTZMississippi River Flooding in IllinoisClean-up continues after the Mississippi River flooded the small town of Elsa, Illinois.Locations:Alton (Illinois)-Illinois-Mississippi River-North America-United States of AmericaDate:7 Jan, 2016Credit:© Mannie Garcia / GreenpeaceMaximum size:7216px X 4816pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Day-Floods-Houses-KWCI (GPI)-Natural disasters-Outdoors-Rivers-Storms (weather)-Trees-WinterShoot:Mississippi River FloodingThe Mississippi River and most other waterways in Missouri and Illinois flooded after 10 to 14 inches (25 to 35 centimeters) of rain fell over a wide swath of the two midwestern states in the last days of 2015. Volunteers in Alton on the east bank of the Mississippi River built a 1,000-foot (600-meter) 4-7 foot (1.2-2.1 meter) high flood wall in 24 hours which protected downtown businesses from flooding. The water crested below the devastating flood levels of 1993 but wintertime flooding is relatively rare in the region where moisture typically falls as snow in winter.
