The Flood Warning continues for
the Wabash River at Riverton.
* Until Saturday evening.
* At 11:00 am Wednesday the stage was 16.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 17.5 feet by
early Friday morning. The river will fall below flood stage
Saturday morning.
* At 18.0 feet... extensive lowland flooding is in progress. High
water surrounds many river Cabins. Access to most river Cabins is
by boat only. Levees begin to protect farmland. Extensive
flooding of Leaverton Park occurs in Palestine, Illinois.
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1136 am EDT Wed Jun 19 2013
The Flood Warning continues for
the Wabash River at Hutsonville legacy Power Plant site.
* Until Saturday morning.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river is forecast to have a maximum value of 17.9
feet tomorrow morning.
* At 18.0 feet... seep water occurs behind levees on Indiana side.
Hutson creek begins to overflow from backwater. Old Darwin Road
and a few rural roads in eastern Clark and Crawford counties in
Illinois are impassable. Low agricultural land floods.
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