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Aerial view of the flood waters in Morgan City, Louisiana May, 1973. The Mississippi Flood of 1973 occurred between March and May 1973 on the lower Mississippi River. [5] The flood resulted in the largest volume of water to flow down the Mississippi since the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States, with 27,000 square miles (70,000 km 2) inundated in depths of up to 30 feet (9 m) over the course of several months in early 1927. The period cost of the damage has been estimated to be between $246 million and $1 billion, which ranges ...
Mississippi River out of its banks in Festus, Missouri. The spot where this photo was taken is nearly 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west and 30 feet (9.1 m) above the river. In the beginning of June, the Missouri and Mississippi rivers dropped below flood stage and were receding. During the second week of June, river levels rose to near flood stage before ...
The 1973 flood was the first time the Morganza Spillway was opened: from April 19 through June 13. At Memphis, Tennessee, the Mississippi was over flood stage for 63 days, more than that of the historic 1927 flood, and the river was above flood stage for an even longer 107 days at upstream Cairo, Illinois. [3]
The waters crested May 19 in the old Southern city at 57.1 feet, surpassing a record set 84 years ago. Flooding one city to save another was an awful choice. ... The Mississippi flood, the second ...
The Mississippi River’s rising water is coming from heavy rainfall in Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri in recent weeks.
The hotel portion of the casinos are located on adjacent, low-lying land, and began to flood with the rising waters, some up to 6 feet (1.8 m). [23] Near Vicksburg, Highway 465 in Warren and Issaquena counties was closed on May 3 due to high flood waters. [24] North-south access to and from Vicksburg was cut off for more than two weeks.
A governing board in central Mississippi, the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District, has advocated the development of a new 1,700-acre (688-hectare) lake along the Pearl ...