Glossary of Flooding Terms E-F THE EMERGENCY PROGRAM – The initial phase of a community’s participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) if no flood hazard information is available or the community has a Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM), but no Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). A limited amount of flood insurance coverage at…
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Glossary of Flooding Terms A-D BACKWATER EFFECT – The rise in water surface elevation caused by some obstruction such as a narrow bridge opening, buildings or fill material that limits the area through which the water must flow. Also referred to as “heading up”. BASE FLOOD – A term used in the National Flood Insurance Program…
Read MoreDoe Run Seeks to Permanently Divert the West Fork Black River
By Alicia Claire Lloyd Several sinkholes have appeared near the West Fork Black River in Reynolds County in southeastern Missouri beginning in spring of 2014 with consequences for the river and the surrounding land. As reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,the sinkholes developed above an underground lead mine operated by the Doe Run Company. The…
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Flooding at the Confluences – History, Information, & Advocacy
View our Flood Timeline Page for a history of flood-related events. In early January 2016, devastating flooding occurred within Missouri on several rivers. Flood height reached record levels on the Mississippi at Cape Girardeau, MO and Thebes, IL and at other locations near records were recorded. The flood closed highways, destroyed homes, and took at…
Read MoreCrayfish, Caddisflies, Scud, Oh My!
by Maggie Hennessey, MCE Clean Water Outreach and Advocacy Intern On Friday, March 18th, MCE Clean Water Policy Coordinator, Alicia Claire Lloyd and I attended the Missouri Stream Team Introductory Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Workshop. On this chilly spring day, we had the opportunity to learn about stream monitoring in a classroom setting before putting…
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