For those of you who haven't heard, the Mississippi River is above flood stage (43ft). Right now we're just under 47ft, with expectations to reach 48ft tomorrow. Don't worry about us, we're high and dry on the south end of town (and our house sits on a hill), and the downtown area is protected by a US Army Corps of Engineers flood wall. However, the delta north of town is extemely flooded and some areas south of us are flooded as well (roads covered in water, etc.)
Here is a view of the high, rushing water under the Mississippi River Bridge (photo taken near the Ameristar Casino):
Moving downtown, this is a view of the parking lot next to the Horizon Casino (just through that blockaded Exit) on the Yazoo River:
And here is the Horizon Casino, floating. See that structure off to the right? That is the outer portion of the "slip" where the casino boat is usually dry-docked. Also, see those flood level markings on the flood wall? Remember them from an earlier blog post (Mother's Day weekend, May 2007)? Compare the pictures to get an idea of how different it looks. The lowest mark (the lowest white bar on the right side of the flood wall) is at 47.5ft.
Another view, from the flooded parking lot, of the swollen Yazoo River:
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