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…

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Crayfish, 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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Interactive Watershed Maps

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…

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