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After a grand kickoff in Minneapolis, Minnesota, five small town skaters (along with a cast of pros) will make their dream a reality as they launch a floating skate park down the largest river system in the United States ending their journey in the “Big Easy” where the skate park will find its final resting place.
Skate over to http://redbullusa.com
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The Ice harvest on the Mississippi River painted by John Bybee
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View photos and learn about
-The Great Flood of 1927
-The Great Flood of 1993
-The Flooding of 2011
This presentation complements the series
Real Kids, Real Places by Carole Marsh
#14 “The Mystery on the Mighty Mississippi”
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The Mississippi River floods in April and May 2011 are among the largest and most damaging along the flood-prone U. S. river in the past century. Comparisons are being drawn with the major Mississippi River floods in 1927 and 1993. In April 2011, two major storm systems tracked through much of the vast Mississippi River watershed, dumping record rainfall over large areas. Already rising from springtime snowmelt, the river, and many of its tributaries, began to swell to record levels by the beginning of May. Areas along the Mississippi itself experiencing flooding include Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. U. S. President Barack Obama declared the western counties of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi federal disaster areas. Fourteen people have been killed in Arkansas, with 340 killed across seven states in the preceding storms. Thousands of homes have been ordered evacuated, including over 1,300 in Memphis, Tennessee, and more than 2,000 in the state of Mississippi. About 13% of U. S. petroleum refinery output is expected to be disrupted by flood levels exceeding historical records in several locations, with gasoline futures up 9. 2%. The flood is expected to crest in Memphis by May 10 and in southern Louisiana by May 23. The Army Corps of Engineers has stated that, even if spillways are opened, an area in Louisiana between Simmesport and Baton Rouge may be inundated with 20–30 feet (6. 1–9. 1 m) of water. The Old River Control Structure in northern Louisiana may be threatened by the rising waters, and opening of the Morganza Spillway nearby is being considered to lower the river level and flow in this area and downriver. Failure of either of these structures might allow the Mississippi to divert its main channel to the Atchafalaya Basin and the Atchafalaya River, developing a new delta south of Morgan City in southern Louisiana, and greatly reducing water flow to its present channel through Baton Rouge and New Orleans to its current delta in southeastern Louisiana. Jeff Masters of the Weather Underground noted that failure of the Old River Control Structure ‘would be a serious blow to the U. S. economy, and the great Mississippi flood of 2011 will give its most severe test ever.’ Some geologists also observe that it doesn’t require failure of the dam and spillway facilities for the lower Mississippi to chart a new course to the sea because the whole area north of the facilities is suspect. Corps geologist Fred Smith was once quoted saying ‘The Mississippi wants to go west. Nineteen-seventy-three was a forty-year flood. The big one lies out there somewhere—when the structures can’t release all the floodwaters and the levee is going to have to give way. That is when the river’s going to jump its banks and try to break through. “From April 14–16, the storm system responsible for one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U. S. history also produced large amounts of rainfall across the southern and midwestern United States. Two weeks later, from April 25–28, a second, even more extensive and deadly storm system passed through the Mississippi Valley dumping more rainfall resulting in deadly flash floods. This latter storm produced over 250 tornadoes, killing at least 340 people in the deadliest tornado outbreak since 1925. Combined, the storms killed at least 383 people and caused an estimated $5 billion dollars in damage. The unprecedented extensive rainfall from these two storms, combined with springtime snow melt from the Upper Midwest, created the perfect situation for a 500-year flood along the Mississippi. On May 3, the Army Corps of Engineers blasted a two-mile hole in the levee protecting the Bird’s Point-New Madrid floodway, flooding 130,000 acres (530 km2) of farmland in Mississippi County, Missouri, in an effort to save the town of Cairo, Illinois, from record-breaking flood waters. The breach displaced around 200 residents of Missouri’s Mississippi and New Ma
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Roger Cormier and Mike Verdeja of Joe’s Sporting Goods catch a mixed bag of fish on the Mississippi River in St. Paul MN
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Dustin James and Mike Blaesi put P Line to the test with Mississippi River Pool 9 Bass
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Finally, and inexpensive way to be on the lake. This property consists of a 3 bedroom seasonal cabin with 64.5 feet on Rice Lake of the Mississippi River, anda nicely wooded lot across the street. The lake cabin sits among a stand of towering Norway Pines, and has a nice westerly view across the lake. Cabinfeatures 2 bedrooms on the main level, along with the kitchen, bath, foyer entry / breakfast nook, and a nice living area. Upstairs youll find an additionalbedroom area; great for the kids, with plenty of storage. The walkout basement is unfinished, but is currently used as a recreation / game room. Opportunitieslike this dont present themselves often, so be sure to take a look before it passes you by.
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SelectPlusLevees Fail in MissouriLevees Fail in MissouriThe Associated PressThe Mississippi River is overflowing 90 percent of the levees in one Missouri County as officials announce the levee breaks are easing pressure on many further downstream. (June 20)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:aerials of WINFIELD, MO levee break]Emergency officials in Missouri say it’s likely more levees will fall victim to the Mississippi River.Three broke Thursday in the Show-Me State including this one in Winfield. The breaks send water gushing toward homes and farm fields. Officials say those levee breaks are actually lowering crest predictions downstream since tens of thousands of gallons of water won’t be flowing south. [Notes:CANTON, MO - sandbagging efforts] Midwesterners along the Mississippi are doing what they can to fight the floodwaters, but it’s an uphill battle. [Notes:FOLEY. MO - man on roof]This man in Foley says he moved to a tent on the roof of his home. He says from there, he can keep an eye on his property. [Notes:CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - Bush visit] Up river, in Iowa, the waters are receding. That’s where President Bush went on Thursday to see the devastation. [Notes:COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA - McCain visit]And he wasn’t the only politician checking out the damage. Republican presidential hopeful John McCain also got a personal tour of the mess in southeast Iowa. [Notes:WQAD MATERIAL - courtesy - various of wedding] Meanwhile, a couple in that Iowa town decided the high water couldn’t spoil their plans to tie the knot. Curtis White is in the Iowa National Guard. He’s on flood duty, he and his fiance’ Daniele Ritter decided to move their Wednesday wedding so it could happen WHEN it was planned.Of course, how it actually happened was a lot different that how it was planned. Ritter walked up highway 92 instead of a church aisle and the National Guard chaplain presided over the ceremony. ___ ___, The Associated Press
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