River Rising

This is what the Laclede's Landing looks like right now with all the flooding. The river is at 32.6 feet in this picture and is expected to rise to almost 38 feet next week.



















This is the President Casino. It's currently closed due to the high river level.

















The item sticking out of the water to the right of the riverfront sign is the hand and hat from the Lewis and Clark statue that sits on the bank of the Mississippi. I have a few pictures of the statue when it is only half submerged in the river, but I haven't been able to find them yet. I call it the drowning man statue because when the river rises to Lewis' neck, it looks like a man waving for help as he drowns.