Thursday, June 16, 2011

New Hamburg Levee Could be Tested Today

Work on a secondary levee to protect Hamburg from Missouri River flooding was due to be completed last night, although it could be two months for the city’s battle against high water is over. Floodwaters are expected to reach the foot of the protective barrier sometime today, a day later than an earlier forecast. The Army Corp of Engineers tells the Des Moines Register the floodwaters' expected to crest about a foot below the top of the new levee.

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