Officials from Midwest cities and towns are finally getting a chance to reevaluate flood control after waters have begun to recede, some for the first time this year.
After 96 consecutive days above flood stage, the Mississippi River at locks and dam 15 in Rock Island, Ill., dropped below its flood stage of 15 ft in mid-June. All locks within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Rock Island District are open from Dubuque, Iowa, to Saverton, Mo., for the first time this year.