On Sunday, July 6th, while still in Iowa, my parents and I went to Burlington to see what was left of the flood and it's aftermath. Though still high the water levels had receded significantly. You could still see on any object standing just how far it had been under water.
This is the bridge crossing the Mississippi River into Gulfport, Illinois.
I don't recall how high the water typically is on that marker but it's definitely not usually that high. By this time the waters were not considered to be at flood stage.
This picture was taken at the Welcome Center which sits right on the river. Just one week prior to my visit the water levels in this building had been nearly over my head. There were people working everywhere to restore historic buildings and bring them back to working order. I saw enough wet, moldy carpet to last me a lifetime.Being in Utah I don't see any floods...or anything close to it, so it was cool to see it firsthand.
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