Tribute to Current River - Doniphan, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 36° 37.057 W 090° 49.673
15S E 694243 N 4054650
The Current River is spring fed, and full of rapids, makes a great canoe stream...but in flood stage it is a howling mean "varmit"
Waymark Code: WMN624
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2015
Views: 4
County of marker: Ripley County
Location of marker: Traffic triangle -Courthouse Square & Jefferson St., behind courthouse, Doniphan
Marker erected by: Doniphan Neighborhood Assistance Program
Marker text:
TRIBUTE TO CURRENT RIVER
Current River is beautiful serene, scenic, and enjoyed by people here and from afar.
The Current River must be respected at all times, as it has taken the lives of people even when it was at normal water level.
Dec. 3, 1982, it rose to a record 27.3 ft. at a point 20 ft west of the base of this monument. During this flood in Ripley County 250 head of cattle perished, 20 business' were inundated, 53 homes destroyed or damaged totaling over $2,000,000 in losses.
Let this monument serve as a reminder that Current River is very beautiful but it can also be very destructive.
Love Her but Respect Her