{"id":2532,"date":"2011-05-12T15:39:56","date_gmt":"2011-05-12T20:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=2532"},"modified":"2011-05-12T15:40:31","modified_gmt":"2011-05-12T20:40:31","slug":"a-flood-of-images-2011-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2011\/05\/12\/a-flood-of-images-2011-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"A Flood of Images: 2011 edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 a half.<\/p>\n

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On River Drive, the traffic signs tried valiantly to keep their heads above water:<\/p>\n

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While our Front Porch got a little damp:<\/p>\n

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But Davenport had been warned and, with the help of volunteers\u00a0 put up its defenses in record time:<\/p>\n

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We may be getting the hang of this flooding thing . . .<\/p>\n

But that doesn’t mean the River didn’t try its best to wander afield:<\/p>\n

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\"\"Do a little window shopping downtown:<\/p>\n

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And maybe take in a baseball game:<\/p>\n

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But, as usual, the web-footed citizens of Davenport didn’t seem to mind at all:<\/p>\n

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(Pictures taken by our own intrepid Amy D.\u00a0 We still aren’t sure what she was standing on for some of these)<\/em><\/p>\n

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* “River crests at 20.7 feet – Floodwaters in the Q-C begin to slowly recede, Quad-City Times<\/em>, April 24, 2011, p.1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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