Mississippi River Flooding At 3rd Highest Level in Dubuque

Flooding on the Mississippi River at Dubuque will likely become the third-highest river level in the area’s history. On Thursday afternoon, the river stage at Lock and Dam No. 11 reached 22.7 feet and is expected to crest Saturday at 23.2 feet. At the Dubuque railroad bridge, the river level was 24.1 feet this morning. According to the National Weather Service, the crest is expected Saturday at 24.6 feet. Dubuque officials have closed all of the city’s 17 floodgates for the third time in the city’s history and made ready areas of the community not protected by the city’s levees.