Images related to High Waters along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

Rising Waters on the Mississippi River
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Rising Waters on the Mississippi River

Acquired March 1 and 20, 2011, these false-color images show rising waters on the Mississippi River and some of its tributaries.

Published Mar 21, 2011

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Rising Rivers in the U.S. Midwest
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Rising Rivers in the U.S. Midwest

Acquired April 12, 2011, and March 2, 2011, these false-color images show retreating snows and rising rivers in the U.S. Midwest.

Published Apr 14, 2011

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Floods Continue along the Mississippi River
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Floods Continue along the Mississippi River

Acquired May 8, 2011, April 29, 2011, and May 3, 2010, these false-color images show water levels along the Mississippi River between Memphis and Vicksburg.

Published May 9, 2011

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Flooding Along the Ohio River
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Flooding Along the Ohio River

Heavy rainfall and melting snow, plus some ice jams, raised rivers to their highest stages in nearly 20 years.

Published Mar 20, 2015

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Floods in the U.S. Midwest
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Floods in the U.S. Midwest

Published Jun 17, 2008

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Confluence of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers at Cairo, IL
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Confluence of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers at Cairo, IL

The Ohio River becomes a tributary of the Mississippi River directly south of Cairo, Illinois, a small city on the spit of land where the rivers converge. Brown, sediment-laden water flowing generally northeast to south from the Ohio River is distinct from the green and relatively sediment-poor water of the Mississippi River (flowing northwest to south). The color of the rivers in this image is reversed from the usual condition of a green Ohio and a brown Mississippi.

Published Feb 6, 2006

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Floods in the Ohio River Valley
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Floods in the Ohio River Valley

Published Jan 24, 2005

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Lingering Floods in Louisiana
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Lingering Floods in Louisiana

Acquired June 8, 2011, and June 9, 2010, these false-color images compare conditions along the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers in Louisiana.

Published Jun 9, 2011

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Floods in the Ohio River Valley
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Floods in the Ohio River Valley

Published Jan 12, 2005

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Flooding in Kentucky
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Flooding in Kentucky

Acquired on May 9, 2010 and April 29, 2010, these false-color images show changes in the Green and Ohio Rivers caused by severe flooding.

Published May 14, 2010

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Flooding along the Missouri River
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Flooding along the Missouri River

Acquired June 6, 2011, and June 16, 2010, these false-color images compared conditions along the Missouri River in Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri.

Published Jun 7, 2011

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