Category: Safe Water

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…

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…

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…

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…

Find your watershed on our interactive maps! St. Louis and Kansas City area maps follow. Once you find your watershed, click here to become a Watershed Warrior! To use the maps: Arrow to down in the “Legend” frame to display “Layers”  frame. Check/uncheck selection boxes to show or hide layers of information. Zoom in and…