1844, 1951, 1994 Missouri River floods -- Kansas City MO
N 39° 06.773 W 094° 35.060
15S E 363024 N 4330497
Three USGS brass plaques lined up on the bottom level of the Town of Kansas Pedestrian Bridge record three historic floods of the Missouri River.
Waymark Code: WMGPJA
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2013
Views: 5
Three USGS brass plaques at the bottom level of the Town of Kansas Pedestrian Bridge overlook records the high water marks for three historic floods of the Missouri River:
Crest of 755.27 feet above MSL and discharge of 541,000 CFS on 27 Jul 1993
Crest of 754.40 feet above MSL and discharge of 625,000 CFS on 16 Jul 1844
Crest of 752.60 feet above MSL and discharge of 573,000 CFS on 14 Jul 1951
July looks like a tough month on the Missouri River!
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: wall plaque
When did this occur?: 1844 1951 1993
Website related to the event..: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.