Monday, April 4, 2011
On April 11, The Mississippi River level is expected to crest again at 697.4 feet above sea level — more than six inches above the March 30 crest.
The Mississippi River is expected to rise again this week, thanks in part to rain that National Weather Service forecasters are predicting will fall on Tuesday and Thursday this week. City officials now believe the Mississippi River at 64th Street in Inver Grove Heights will crest at 697.4 feet above sea level on April 11, more than six inches above the March 30 crest of 696.7 feet above sea level. While higher, the second crest is still safely below the height of the city's earthen levee, which ranges in elevation from 702 to 704 feet above sea level. According to a press release issued today by the city, 64th Street east of Concord Boulevard will remain closed until further notice. City staff also plan to monitor the levee and the water …
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Patch looks back on the events, people and issues that made the headlines last week.
Last Monday, Inver Grove Heights Patch profiled a team of Inver Hills Community College students who have built and are testing a 10-15-foot-tall rocket that they will eventually enter into the 2010-2011 NASA University Student Launch Initiative (USLI) competition in Huntsville, Ala. The students expect the rocket to travel as much as one mile up into the atmosphere. The flooding Mississippi River made headlines on Wednesday and Thursday. City officials predicted the river would crest on Thursday at 697.3 feet above sea level. By Friday, the water level had dropped slightly from its crest, measuring 696.5 feet above sea level at 64th Street in Inver Grove. The flooding forced Mississippi Pub to close its doors until the water recedes …
Thursday, March 31, 2011
City officials believe the river will peak at 697.3 feet. The river level in St. Paul is already dropping.
The first round of flooding in Inver Grove Heights is expected to hit its high point today, according to city officials. City Engineer Tom Kaldunski predicts that the river will crest at 697.3 feet above sea level — roughly five feet below the river's 100-year-flood level. Already, National Weather Service measurements show that the river level in St. Paul — a few miles upstream of Inver Grove — has dropped slightly after peaking at 702.63 feet above sea level early this morning. The river level has risen more than six feet since last Tuesday, according to the city's measurements, which are made daily by city crews along 64th Street in Inver Grove Heights. The elevation of the river varies as it runs down the length of the city, Kaldunski …
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
A roundup of the region's developments from March 30.
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The Mississippi River level in Inver Grove Heights rose to 696.9 feet on Tuesday — just five feet below the 100-year-flood level.
The Mississippi River level in Inver Grove Heights rose to 696.9 feet on Tuesday — just five feet below the 100-year-flood level. The rising waters prompted the city to sandbag along a levee protecting the Doffing Avenue neighborhood in Inver Grove and have forced businesses between the river and the levee to close until the waters recede.
The riverside restaurant and bar is one of several businesses in Inver Grove Heights that have been adversely affected by flooding.
If you want to get to the Mississippi Pub in Inver Grove Heights, take a boat, waders or, if all else fails, a front end loader. That's how pub owner Joe Harms and his employees got to their flood-stricken business on Tuesday afternoon. The rising Mississippi River has turned the Mississippi Pub into an island — shutting down the riverfront restaurant and bar. City officials believe the river will crest on Thursday at an elevation of 697.3 feet above sea level. The water level in Inver Grove Heights on Tuesday was 696.9 feet above sea level, according to City Engineer Tom Kaldunski.
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Since March 25, the Mississippi River at St. Paul rose roughly four feet, according to the National Weather Service.
City officials estimate the Mississippi River level in Inver Grove Heights has hit 696.6 feet above sea level — roughly five feet below the lowest elevation of the city's levee, which stands at 702 feet. That means the river level has risen more than six feet since last Tuesday, according to the city's measurements, which are made daily by city crews along 64th Street in Inver Grove Heights. The National Weather Service's Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service recorded similar increases at its flood gauge in St. Paul. There, the river level currently stands 702.12 feet. The discrepancy in the measurements from that gauge and the estimated river level in Inver Grove Heights can be accounted for by the different elevations of the two cities…
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Patch looks back on the events, people and issues that made the headlines last week.
Early this week Patch, interviewed District 39 Sen. Jim Metzen about his support for a new constitutional amendment that would increase the term limits for state representatives and senators by two years. The amendment would give newly elected members of the legislature more time to learn the ropes of their offices before worrying about re-election and free up veteran legislators to focus on the issues and bills important to them, Metzen said. Patch dug into the numbers this week, when we tackled a trend story on the growth of the school district's free and reduced lunch program. At a time when the total enrollment for the district is decreasing, district officials say the number of students using the program has risen significantly. Patch…
Thursday, March 24, 2011
The Mississippi River is expected to reach record flood levels this year after a snow-filled winter.
On the eve of severe flooding, Patch photographed the wildlife and features of the Mississippi River in Inver Grove Heights.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
A round up of the region's major developments on March 23.
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Caleb Brunz
8:25 am on Thursday, March 31, 2011
Great to see the waters receding! Hopefully there is not any water damage and clean up emergencies to any structures in both Inver Grove Heights and Northfield. If there is an emergency, Paul Davis Emergency Services is available to help if necessary. www.pdrestoration.com more ›