Alton, IL: Flood of 2019 and 1993: Ardent Mills is surrounded by water

(see below for satellite)

John Foster shared
Flooding in Alton, Illinois as of 5/28.

It appears that the casino buildings may be designed to float given that the covered access ramps look like they are hinged. The casino can always power wash the parking lot after the waters go down.

Satellite

Update:

John Foster posted
Alton, IL flooding as of yesterday [6/7/2019].
Steve Abramson This has been going on for a few weeks. What a terrible flood.

Andrew Tuttle shared
David Budka The Mississippi River is making things tough for Ardent Mills! Both the Alton and Chester, Illinois mills are flooded!
Danny Farnsworth Is the red line on elevator the last flood level?
Charles Windham The Army Corps of Engineers says it expects water releases from reservoirs on the Missouri River to be above average through the summer and possibly until November. Currently, the release of water is more than twice the average for this time of year. That will worsen flooding downstream, where many levees have been damaged due to recent high water.
Eric Miller This was taken last year when I drove thru Alton, on the way to Chicago. I was on Hwy 100 following the river up to another highway and stopped to look back and take this photo. All of this would be way underwater now, too. https://www.flickr.com/.../in/album-72157688860450040/

Flood of 1993

Lisa Ruble posted

ALTON, JULY 24, 1993

Looking west along the sandbag dike used to prevent inundation of the valley in the west part of downtown Alton. Waterfront backed-up sewers and underground steam pipes along Piasa Street was pumped to the river.