Flooding Extends to Lower Mississippi
- When
- June 1851
- Where
- St. Louis, Missouri
Heavy rains in the Ohio River basin caused flooding south of St. Louis in 1851, with a June 11 gauge reading at St. Louis approaching 1844 flood levels.
Although the Lower Mississippi normally handles higher rainfalls, the 1851 flood caused significant issues. At St. Louis, Missouri, flood waters on June 11, 1851, reportedly rose to within five feet of the devastating Great Flood of 1844, per the truncated source passage. At Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the flooding was worse than in 1844. The Arkansas and Red River basins were sparsely settled, limiting full accounts of the flooding's severity.
Sources
- Flood of 1851 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-01-06
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