Submerged harbor
Notice the telephone pole sticking out of the water. That's approximately where the road is.
Each winter the Mississippi River rises. In past years I've seen it rise high enough to partially cover the road that leads down to the "harbor." This year that road and one other are completely submerged, and some large grain elevators are nearly surrounded by water. The river is the highest I've seen it in the short time that I've lived here, and it's been this way for weeks. In fact, in the last few days the water level has actually risen slightly.
Submerged harbor
Notice the telephone pole sticking out of the water. That's approximately where the road is.
West entrance to harbor
This is the west entrance to the harbor; the east entrance is literally boarded up because it's
lower. Normally this road curves around to the right, but at present it simply disappears. Straight
ahead where those black posts are there is normally a dock owned by the Coast Guard. I guess it's
submerged too.
Road to ferry
This is the road that leads to the ferry that takes cars across the river to Dorena, Missouri. The road
follows the telephone poles and it's a good half-mile from this point to the ferry, all under water.
In the distance off to the right you can see the grain elevators which are nearly surrounded by water.
Improvised boat ramp
The normal boat launch ramp is under water, so the locals have improvised and started using this
convenient submerged road for that purpose.
"Downtown," surrounded by water
You can see the importance of the flood wall surrounding what's left of the "downtown."