Mississippi River rises above 13 feet in Davenport; S. Concord Street closed

The town of Davenport is closing South Harmony Avenue in response to excessive water shifting downstream that is anticipated to boost the Mississippi River degree within the Quad-Cities by a few foot over the weekend. 

The river is predicted to crest at 14.1 toes on Sunday, in response to the Nationwide Climate Service, prompting the closure of South Harmony Avenue on Friday morning between Wapello Avenue and River Drive.

To get to the Davenport Compost Facility, residents should use the Rockingham Highway to Wapello Avenue to Railroad Avenue route.

“The minor bump in river degree we reported yesterday has arrived earlier and should crest a little bit larger … .,” in response to town alert.

At 13 toes, water impacts the bottom sections of each South Harmony Avenue south of River Drive and onto the Enchanted Island causeway in Davenport. Water additionally surrounds some homes alongside South Harmony Avenue south of River Drive.

At 13.5 toes, water impacts different sections in the identical space and the bottom sections of the Enchanted Island causeway.

River ranges are anticipated to recede beneath 13 toes on Friday, June 3, in response to town alert. 

Flood stage is 15 toes, and main flood stage is eighteen toes. Within the flood of 2019, the Mississippi reached a report crest of twenty-two.7 toes.

At 15 toes water impacts a number of sections of South Harmony Avenue south of River Drive in Davenport and is on the foundations of a number of properties on Enchanted Island. Water additionally impacts industries alongside the river on the south finish of Davenport.

In line with the Nationwide Climate Service, the weekend is predicted to be dry in Davenport, with some possibilities of rain forecast subsequent week, starting on Tuesday.

Water is starting to encroach on the highway, and water will cowl some elements of the highway at present river ranges, in response to the alert. 

“Crews will proceed monitoring circumstances and are prepared to reply,” town wrote in its alert.