The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-10
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= River Conditions. -
= KEokuk, iowa, June TO- =
Mississippi River. =
= GaIland-5 feet, z tenths rise 6 =
= tenths. -
: Keokuk-12 feet, tenths rise =
= z feet, tenths. =
8 Warsaw-15 feet, tenths rise, =
Z 1 foot, I tenths; falling slowly. =
= Des Moines River. =
Des Moines-1 feet, 2 tenttls, =
: rising.
: ssottumwa-1s feet, ] tenth, ris- :
= ing. :
= An additional rise Of about two =
\ feet Is expected from keokuk to =
= Hannibal during the next three =
= days.
! ~. cosEwlscH, Observer. :
Mississippi river: Rise OF 2 feet
and two tenths since yesterday morn
ing. the stage this morning being 1913
feet
Rise of two feet more expected in
the Mississippi between Keokuk and
Hannibal during the next three days.
Des Moines river: Rising this morn
ing at Des MONIES, feet above the
flood stage at Ottumwa, a rise of about
8 feet at Keokuk yesterday but a fall
of four inches this morning.
The above is the flood situation to-
day with prospects OF both the Des
Moines and Mississippi rivers making
a further jump during the next couple
--of days. but so far there is no reason
for expecting any great amount Of
y damage from the flood, unless heavy
rains should continue, in which case
the situation would become grave IN
couple Of days.
Observer Gosewisch expects rise
of two feet more In the Mississippi
between Keokuk and Hannibal within
the coming three days, but that would
not be enough to put the main levees
in danger, for they can stand about
six feet more OF water yet.
Near Alexandria.
The only large amount OF damage
sone SO far is on the land outside OF
the levee between Alexandria and the
Des MONIES river bridge, where sew
eral hundred acres are flooded and the
water is rushing over the land. 1t is
not yet over the railroad track but
4 will likely flow over the track If 3
couple of feet more OF rise comes
The wagon road from the bridge t.
Alexandria is flooded and row boats
are required to navigate. The two
houses are surrounded by water and
the farmers are taking their stock t.
places OF safety.
The danger mark at Keokuk is Ii
feet and almost three feet more is re
quired to reach that spot.
The Des Moines River.
The Des Moines river and Racoor
are raising at Des Moines but are ye
several feet below the danger mark
At Eddyyille yesterday the rive
lacked 8 feet of the mark of 190'
which was the highest ever known
Four inches of rain fell there OF
Tuesday night. The river rose a
the rate Of five inches per hour 70
some time but at noon yesterday I
was coming up at the rate of but tw'
inches per hour.
At 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon 2
Ottumwa, the stage was 12 feet
lacking 10 feet of the high mark Q
June l, 1903, and showing a rise o
4 feet since Tuesday morning.
At the Des Moines river bridg
this morning there was a fall of fou
inches noted during the night, BIZ
rise Of about 8 feet yesterday, show
ing that the river was falling thi
morning. The rise above may prol
ably arrive this evening and send
up again at this point.
During the night the river went IL
foot more at Ottumwa and thi
rise can be expected here today.
For the present, at least, the food
III Of 1903. 1897 and 1892 are not expec
ed to be repeated, although fe'
more cloudbursts along the banks /,
tie two rivers, may set the people {
me lowlands running for high groun
again.
From ottumwa.
Last evenings Ottumwa Cour.s
4 mad the following to say of the 81
uation there:
u there Is a continuation of rail-
Ian along the course Of the DE-
MONIES river, that stream bids ia
70 rise again and rival its formt
,ea.s Of rampage by overfiowing II
luWlandS and dpntr0viny N, nrch q :, al {