The Upper Mississippi River will rise to near record-high levels as it flows through Wisconsin and Iowa, but officials are confident they can hold back the water thanks to flood walls, temporary barriers and wetlands plus some dry weather.
In the small riverfront community of Buffalo, Iowa, residents — wary of the devastating floods of 2019 — were stockpiling sandbags as they braced for flooding this weekend and early next week.In the city of Campbell, located on an island in the Mississippi and Black rivers near La Crosse, Wisconsin, Fire Chief Nate Melby said some residents had to use canoes to reach their homes.
About 60 miles downriver from La Crosse at Prairie du Chien, the Mississippi was a little more than 6 feet above flood stage Wednesday morning. The water was expected to continue rising each day until Saturday, when it’s expected to crest at just under 25 feet . The record high was 25 feet, 3 inches in April 1965.
Crawford County Emergency Management Specialist Marc Myhre said that some families have evacuated and are staying with other family members, but as of Tuesday officials hadn’t issued mandatory evacuation orders. A message left at the county emergency management offices on Wednesday morning wasn’t immediately returned.
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