Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Mississippi-River-Flooding-in-Illinois-27MZIFJ6RDOR9.htmlConceptually similarMississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJTKCompleted★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJTNCompleted★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJTOCompleted★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJSFCompleted★★★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJTBCompleted★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJTDCompleted★★★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJTGCompleted★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJT5Completed★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJS8Completed★★★★★★View AllGP0STPJTMMississippi River Flooding in IllinoisA bluff top view over the floodwaters of the Mississippi River near Alton. Heavy rains in December pushed rivers in Illinois and Missouri over the flood stage causing governors and President Obama to declare the area a disaster zone. Some 25 people died, mostly from driving vehicles into floodwater.Locations:Illinois-Mississippi River-North America-United States of AmericaDate:31 Dec, 2015Credit:© / GreenpeaceMaximum size:7360px X 4912pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Day-Flags-Floods-KWCI (GPI)-Natural disasters-Outdoors-Rivers-Storms (weather)-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.
