Warmer temperatures, snowmelt raise risk of major floods along Mississippi River

Warmer temperatures, snowmelt raise risk of major floods along Mississippi River

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Davenport experienced flooding from a record-breaking flood level in 2019, when the river gauge at Rock Island Lock and Dam saw a flood crest of 22.70 feet, according to the National Weather Service. The earlier record was set in 1993. On Tuesday, the city’s Department of Public Works announced a…

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