Original thread here:http://forums.audiworld.com/photo/msgs/38032.phtml

I decided to bike down to Iowa. TO do this I had to cross the Government Bridge, which crosses over the locks and the Dam on the Mississippi. You can see here how high the water is that it is actually covering the locks.
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Apparently mere minutes before I crossed over a congressman went and placed this flag on the levee. That pipe was at least a foot out of the water last time I was down here.
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They also added the coating of sandbags to the levee. Along with them, they installed a few more pumps to pump water out of the storm drains:
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Right on the new river front there is also a pawnshop. Talking to the owner there was ankle deep water in there before they pumped out the water. Not the best of grand openings:
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And we can see the power of Ron Paul holds back the water of the river:
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A bit further along the levee's you can see where they decided to let this parking lot fill with water instead of emptying it out:

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And right by that I found the perfect place to sit and soak my feet:

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Continuing on to the Skybridge, I walked past this building whose basement flooded and has had water being constantly pumped out since last Friday:

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Now on the skybridge, I can see the new entry method for the casino, a wooden walkway. Talking to the security guard I discovered that there are stacks of pallets at least 6 high underneath.
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Those brave enough to visit the casino, never fear, the exit is clearly marked out for you:
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I can also see how much the water has risen by looking at the hot dog stand:

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Here's a view of the entire skybridge over the water.
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Remember that fire hydrant from before? I found it again:
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And I found those detour signs aswell:
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I then found some little ducklings that didn't have their mother with them. Fortunately they were kind enough to pose for the camera:
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On my way back, just before running out of batteries, I managed to find my fist submerged car:
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And then to cap it off, a very helpful sign telling me there were stoplights ahead:
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Supposedly the water crested on Monday night (the day I took these pictures) so hopefully water levels are down
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Helluva cleanup they have ahead. Interesting seeing the differences between your 1st and 2nd sets. Thanks for sharing.

I hope the water goes down soon....
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