Flood of 2008  Oakville, Fredonia, Cedar River North of CJ, Lock 17, Keithsburg IL 


      
I personally think Oakville is the most awesome sight.  I wish the people well there.

On another note, the mystery photo is amazing to me.  It gives me the illiusion that it is a water fall.  Actually the photo to the left of it shows you that it is the more flat spillway. 

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Reservoir Coralville
Reservoir Coralville
125 What is it?  Spillway at Coralville
 Mystery Photo.   What is it?
Water tower view
Guess where this was taken from?
Hwy 70 North of CJ along Cedar
Hwy 70 North of CJ along Cedar
The Coralville Reservoir Spillway in the upper part of this photo is the Mystery Photo.   It's more flat than the vertical illusion in the photo to the right.  This is the Iowa River.
Here is the mystery photo with a link to it's full size photo.  It's the Coralville Reservoir Spillway.  Look at the photo to the left.  The Spillway is in the upper portion of the photo. 
How about on top of the Columbus Jct. water tower.  The view is to the NE.  That is the City Water works within a levee and the hoop salt and sand shed.    Now guess who took it - not me.
Looking North along the Cedar River North of Columbus Jct. by Hwy 70.
Tyson
Tyson
Hog Confinement
Hog Confinement
Cedar North CJ Hwy 70 Johnson-Onesto, Murphy's,
Cedar North CJ Hwy 70 Johnson-Onesto, Murphy's,
Cedar North of CJ on Hwy 70 Dave Boyd
Cedar North of CJ on Hwy 70 
Tyson remained fairly dry compared to the rest of the area.  Thanks again Tyson for supplying the water to Columbus Jct. and Columbus City.

This confinement is North of the Thirsty Camel.  North of Columbus Jct. on Hwy 70, and East toward the Cedar River.
Houses along Hwy 70 North of Columbus Jct.  next to the Cedar River.
 Looking South along Cedar North of Columbus Jct.  Dave Boyd's house is surrounded by water.
Hwy 92 at Fredonia Turn off
Hwy 92 at Fredonia Turn off
Fredonia Looking East
Fredonia Looking East
Fredonia Looking NE
Fredonia Looking NE
Tyson Looking West
Tyson Looking West

Fredonia kept fairly dry except for the Southwest corner.  The two new Habitat for Humanity houses are surrounded by water.
The North end of Fredonia was fairly dry also.

Kiethsburg IL
Keithsburg, IL 
120 Levee Break West of Oakville
 Levee Break West of Oakville
124 Lock 17
Lock 17
Doug and Jane Boyer East of Oakville
Doug and Jane Boyer East of Oakville
There is record flooding on the Mississipi River.  This is below the mouth of the Iowa River so Keithburg, IL gets the whole works. Keithsburg is in Mercer County, IL.
There were several breaks in the Iowa River levee West of Oakville.  The water also topped the levee in other places.
Lock and Dam 17 is two miles North of New Boston, IL.  The West half of the dam is actually in Louisa County.  The lock chamber and gates were under water.
My niece  Jane and her husband Doug's house is surrunded by water.  Jon Ball, Jane's Nephew, reported to me that the kitchen floor wasn't wet, however there are lower parts of the house and garage that are probably wet.
123 Oakville Close
Oakville
121 Oakville Overall
Oakville Overall
  Oakville Looking SE
Oakville Looking SE
 

Oakville, Ia looking to the North. Water can be seen flowing over Hwy 99 in the foreground.
I was awe struck by the vast amount of water in the back ground looking East.  That is not the river and it is not a lake (normally).  Tri-Oak Foods is in the foreground.  You can see Hwy 99 in the upper right.
122 Hwy 99 South of Oakville
Hwy 99 South of Oakville
Over Lake Odessa Looking NE at stranded barge MM439
Over Lake Odessa Looking NE at stranded barge MM439
Lake Odessa Schafer's Access Looking West
Lake Odessa Schafer's Access Looking West
Oakville looking South.  In the background with water flowing over it is Hwy 99 to Burlington.
The airplane is over Lake Odessa lookng NE.  In the back ground is a stranded 15 barge tow (white boat)  on the Mississippi River. 
Schafer's access has water on some of the lower cabins.
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