It seems very strange to be watching the Mississippi River come up to flood stage against the background of the fall leaves. Also this evening, I took a walk wearing cut-offs, a sleeveless tank top and flip-flops and was perfectly comfortable. This is quite amazing for September 30.
The views are beautiful. Here's the sunrise this morning.
To make it a bit possible to show the river change I've been taking photos of one of the bridge supports for the nearby High Bridge.
Here's how it looked two days ago.
Here's how it looked about sunset today. The bridge support on the opposite side of the river has markings on the side to show the clearance from river level to the high part of the arch on the high bridge. Watching that bridge support, I can see the river has come up about 7 feet since Monday evening.
The pictures I show come from about three miles down river from where the Minnesota River joins with the Mississippi River. The flood crest on the Minnesota is still 40-50 miles away, so the water will still continue to raise outside the door.
The city has a web cam on which to watch the river. You may access it at the link below.
City of St. Paul Flood Web Cam
Well, more pictures tomorrow, plus I'll be traveling to Northfield, a town that was highly impacted by the rainfall and then flooding.
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