Tag Archives: Floods

A Flood of Images: April 2013

Posted on April 25, 2013 by SCblogger

Another flood has come and gone (or at least it is on its way to being gone!). While this one did not crack the Top 10 flood list, it unofficially crested at 19.12 feet on April 21, 2013 at Lock … Continue reading →

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A Flood of Images: 2011 edition

Posted on May 12, 2011 by SCblogger

Now that the River has receded from its crest of 20.7 feet,* we thought it was time to take a look back at this year’s flood, which knocked the 1892 flood out of fourth place by almost a foot and … Continue reading →

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Flood of Images: the West End Perspective

Posted on March 30, 2011 by SCblogger

As we keep a watchful eye on the river levels around here, it might be interesting to look back at the last  few times it rose up to shake hands with Davenport. Here are a some of our favorite flooding … Continue reading →

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Better Never than Late . . .

Posted on July 26, 2010 by SCblogger

Historically speaking, we’re two weeks past due for a flood around here. Most of our major Mississippi floods have crested in April,* but the 1993 Flood—the one that knocked the 1965 “Flood of the Century” off its pedestal**—was a late … Continue reading →

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A Flood of Images

Posted on April 28, 2008 by swesson

In honor of this year’s flooding (which surprised us as much as anyone), we pulled a few of our images of Floods Past from our Historical Photograph Collections for your enjoyment:  The 1940s: This photos were taken during the same flood in the early … Continue reading →

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Floods we have known

Posted on April 21, 2008 by swesson

    The “Flood of the Century”–well, the one in 1965, anyway April showers may bring May flowers, but in Davenport, winter precipitation traditionally brings April flooding. As neither the Mississippi nor Duck Creek appears to be approaching major flood … Continue reading →

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The Mississippi Ice Jam of 1868

Posted on April 7, 2008 by SCblogger

March 13, 1868 tells the story of the massive ice gorge that occurred on the Mississippi as the rain and spring thaw caused the ice to go out. The ice gorged above the bridge and at the bend in the … Continue reading →

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