Bill,
Thanks for the post about flooding in Keokuk. I'm assuming the flood
protection is along the shore. The only part of the shore I'm modelling is
at the bridge and perhaps a bit near the south end of the yard. Any
suggestions on how things have changed near the bridge?
Duncan
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From: "b_ewinger" <b_ewinger@yahoo.com>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 9:45 PM
Subject: [CBQ] K-LINE TRACKAGE
> HI ALL
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> for those of you how are modeling the northern end of K-line between
> Quincy and Burlington you need to remeber that in the cbq days there
> was not the flood protection in place like there is today yet the
> K-line trackage will be closed by the weekend due to high water on the
> mississippi at Alexandria Mo.10:00am reading in Keokuk was 11.8 flood
> stage at Keokuk is 16.0 the crest is due sunday afternoon at 18.2.the
> tracks at Alexandria become cover at 16.2.after the 1993 there waas a
> large flood wall protection system put in place so the yard no longer
> floods out but looking at the old pictrues of Keokuk yard there was no
> protection so every spring of high water the yards there would flood out.
> Bill Ewinger
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