April-May 2013 Midwest Floods

Heavy rainfall (locally as much at 8 inches in some locations) fell across parts of Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana in mid-April, resulting in major flooding on several rivers. Late snow-melt in the northern midwest added to the flooding in late April and early May.

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The U.S. Geological Survey responded to the flooding with field crews from Water Science Centers across the region, ensuring gages continued to operate properly and making over 600 special streamflow measurements to verify accuracy of rating curves that enable USGS to translate stage into streamflow.

State-by-State Flood Info

Illinois

• USGS Illinois Flood Information

• Examiner (Apr. 24): Businesses suffer from record flooding in Illinois (Video)

• CBS News Video (Apr. 24): Rivers Rise to Historic Levels along Illinois River

• NBC (Apr. 23): Flood Victims Compare Homes to War Zone

• USGS (Apr. 23): USGS Measures Record Flooding in Illinois

Indiana

• USGS Indiana Flood Information

Iowa

• USGS Iowa Flood Information

Michigan

• USGS (Apr. 30): Streamgages Measure High Flows in Michigan

• MLive (Apr. 19): Residents work to protect GVSU's Pew Campus, Grand Rapids Public Museum from flooding

North Dakota

• USGS North Dakota Flood Information

• USGS (Apr. 3): Fargo Flood Likely to Peak After April 15

• Inforum (Apr. 15): Fargo hopes to fill another 500,000 sandbags as wet snow raises flood threat