re: Mississippi River Flooding - Links & Pictures in 1st Post

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Facebook confirms you are who I thought you might be. I've been wondering about John's camp, too. I remember last time it flooded the camp got rocked pretty hard and he had to reinforce it with those huge I-beams. It's crazy to think of the river coming up that high. That building sits a good ways up. Keep me posted if you find anything out -AE

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Yeah, when I saw "Bottomland Brew" a while back, I had my suspicions. When I saw your batture pic and the MT quote I knew it was you. Message me on FB and let me know how it confirms I'm me!

The 2008 flood was a little over 57' in that area. They had scour problems and some footings were undermined. The whole place got racked, but I don't think it got any water inside.

When they repaired it, they jacked it up a few feet higher. They went 5' over the record flood of 58'. 63' seemed like plenty at the time, but if the latest projection of 64.0' holds true, they'll have water inside.

They've also got some large web horizontals (with gusset plates?) on the verticals to add lateral stability. I'm concerned that if the water is moving fast and carrying large amounts of debris, it'll pile up on the upstream side and dramatically increase the load on the piers. If it is a slack or slow water rise, they may be OK.

The Corps/NWS/NOAA jumped the forecast from 60' to 65' overnight, and the road was flooded in areas by then. At 60' he had 3' of wiggle room. At 65' he'll have 2' of water in his living room. We're planning on going up there on Monday. There should be plenty of water over the road to run the boat in. I'll let you know what the deal is.