The Mississippi River
overflowed onto the waterfront promenade in
Riverside Park
in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Photo taken: April
16, 2001.
In April, 2001 the Upper Mississippi River experienced severe flooding
of historic significance - the river rose to its highest level
since 1965. The Upper
Midwest Environmental Sciences Center documented the flooding
in the region of La Crosse, Wisconsin with a collection of surface
and aerial obliques (photographs) and video.