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It’s receding now, and that’s good news for all the folks affected by the historic Flood of 2019. This year’s event was just feet shy of the record Flood of 1993.

The images in this post were photographed in St. Louis, on the riverfront (on the day it crested at 46.2 feet) and along its southern border with St. Louis County.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT THE ST. LOUIS RIVERFRONT: 

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pay attention to the water height on those arches above.

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flood height vs. an image of myself and a friend walking through the arches at normal river level

original photo by Ryan Archer

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RIVER DES PERES IN SOUTH ST. LOUIS:

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keep the water level in this image in mind

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because this is what it normally looks like mid-spring

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and this is what it normally looks like at this time of year

photo by Mike Matney

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and here is the flood level vs. me in the River at its normal non-storm stage

original image by Ann Aurbach

Equipment list:

• Fuji X-E3
• Fuji X-T20
• Fujinon 16mm f/2.8
• Fujinon 23mm f/2
• Fujinon 35mm f/2
• Fujinon 50mm f/2
• Fujinon 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8
• F-Stop Gear Ando 13