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Governor Carnahan Interviewed—Governor Mel Carnahan, seated on the right, gives an interview to the news media during the 1993 flood at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Arch). |
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Mississippi River at St. Louis—Mississippi River at St. Louis near the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Arch). |
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Mississippi River at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial—A view of the Mississippi River and Laclede's Landing near the steps of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Arch). |
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Mississippi River at Alton, Illinois—The 1993 flood south of the Missouri Highway 367 bridge near Alton. A USGS gaging station is inundated near the fence. |
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Missouri River at St. Charles—The Missouri River floods the railroad station at St. Charles, Missouri. |
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Riverboat Rides?—Many businesses were closed during the flood. |
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Town of Grafton, Illinois—Many communities along the Mississippi River were flooded. |
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Homes and Businesses—At Least 70 towns were completely inundated. |
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Gaging Station at Mississippi River at Grafton—The gaging station known as Mississippi River at Grafton was submerged and had to be moved to higher ground as a temporary solution. |
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Flooded Gaging Station—A Hydrologic Technician moves equipment out of a flooded gaging station. |
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Temporary Gaging Station—Gaging stations were moved to telephone poles for temporary locations to stay above the high water. |
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Effects on the Columbia/Eagle Bluffs Wetland Complex—The flood water was approximately 12 feet deep over most of the floodplain druing the peak of the 1993 Flood. |
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