Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Missouri River levels are now predicted to drop through next week.
Missouri River levels are expected to slowly trend down for the next several days, according to an email from the City of Chesterfield's email river update service. Wednesday morning the river was at 27.2 feet at the St. Charles gauge, which is about a half day downstream from Chesterfield. That number should slowly get lower over the next several days, Chesterfield Planning and Public Works Director Mike Geisel said. The predictions are the same at the Hermann, MO gauge, which is about one day upstream from Chesterfield. There, the river is at 24.96 feet. Giesel said in the email that both of these levels are technically "flood stage." But, that doesn't mean there's flooding or properties are in danger. "Flood stage is simply a gauge …
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
The river is now expected to crest about 3 feet lower than predicted on Monday.
Monday's projections for Missouri River levels have been lowered, according to an email from the City of Chesterfield's email river update service. The river is now expected to crest Friday in St. Charles at 27.6 feet, which is about 2 1/2 feet lower than originally thought. St. Charles is about a half-day downstream from Chesterfield. At that height, the river is not expected to overtop the agricultural levee located about 2,000 feet north of the Monarch-Chesterfield Levee. The river has to reach about 33 feet in St. Charles to overtop the agricultural levee. In Hermann, MO, which is about one day upstream from Chesterfield, the river is expected to crest on Thursday at 25.6 feet. That's down from the 28.6 feet that was predicted Monday…
Monday, June 27, 2011
The Missouri River is still not expected to top the Monarch-Chesterfield Levee and flood Chesterfield Valley.
Despite this weekend's rainfall, city staff said there's no cause for alarm as they watch Missouri River water levels. With water levels expected to rise, officials from the City of Chesterfield and the Monarch-Chesterfield Levee District continue to monitor upstream Missouri River conditions. Chesterfield Planning and Public Works Director Mike Geisel said there's still no cause for alarm in a recent email through the city's email river update service. There is some significant flooding on the upper Missouri River, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun a controlled release of some of the water from the Gavins Point Dam, which is on the border of Nebraska and South Dakota. Last week, the discharge from the dam was increased to …
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Officials say there's still no cause for alarm.
Officials are still keeping a close eye on the Missouri River. With water levels expected to rise, officials from the City of Chesterfield and the Monarch-Chesterfield Levee District continue to monitor upstream Missouri River conditions. Like last week, Chesterfield Planning and Public Works Director Mike Geisel said there's still no cause for alarm. There is some significant flooding on the upper Missouri River, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun a controlled release of some of the water from the Gavins Point Dam, which is on the border of Nebraska and South Dakota. The dam is releasing about 20,000 to 30,000 more cubic feet of water per second, raising its total discharge to about 150,000 cubic feet per second. That flow is …
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Controlled releases from dams upstream will cause high water levels, but flooding shouldn't be a danger.
The Missouri River will rise in the next few days, possibly flooding in some areas, but Chesterfield officials say the city should be fine. There is some significant flooding on the upper Missouri River, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun a controlled release of some of the water from the Gavins Point Dam, which is on the border of Nebraska and South Dakota. The dam will release about 20,000 to 30,000 more cubic feet of water per second, raising its total discharge to about 150,000 cubic feet per second. But, Chesterfield Planning and Public Works Director Mike Geisel said that shouldn't make too much of a difference. "That's a nominal increase, and we're below flood stage right now," Geisel said. Even with a massive rain storm…
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Local photographer Randy Allen created a time-lapse video of the Make Your Mark Mural project.
Perched atop a tall tripod in the back of a pick-up truck, local photographer Randy Allen's camera captured the Make Your Mark mural project in photo after photo. He created this time-lapse video of Saturday's community painting day at the Monarch-Chesterfield Levee wall. Check it out!
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Monday, June 6, 2011
Despite sweltering temperatures, large crowds of volunteer painters participated in decorating a 500-foot section of the Monarch-Chesterfield levee flood wall.
It might seem a daunting task to cover a 500-foot stretch of flood wall with elaborate designs and images, but hundreds of volunteers showed up Saturday morning to make quick work of a colorful new mural on the Monarch-Chesterfield Levee at the intersection of Baxter Road and Edison Avenue. A long line formed at the base of the levee for the first couple hours of the Chesterfield Arts "Make Your Mark" event as only about 200 people were able to paint at a time. Small groups took turns climbing up the steep slope for ten minute stints of filling colors on the design already drawn out on the wall. While it only took about four hours for most of the work to be completed, the decorated levee also stands as a testament to nearly a full year of …
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The Monarch-Chesterfield Levee wall is no longer a bland, concrete space thanks to a dedicated team at Chesterfield Arts and many community members' hard work.
The project was more than a year in the making, but the paint went up in one day. Chesterfield Arts Executive Director Stacey Morse estimated that more than 1,000 people came out to paint the Monarch-Chesterfield Levee wall at the Make Your Mark community mural event Saturday. The 500-foot mural was designed as a paint-by-numbers project, so even the less artistically inclined were able to take part in the public art project. It was mostly painted by noon, so participants spent the afternoon on touch ups, ensuring the mural was perfect. Planning for the project began in 2010. More than 50 area students came together to design the mural last summer with artist Stuart Morse. The mural depicts scenes from the area's history, from Lewis and …
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
The Monarch-Chesterfield Levee wall will soon be a 500-foot flood of color.
After months of planning, preparation and hard work, there's only one step left for the mural at the Monarch-Chesterfield Levee wall: actually painting it. Chesterfield Arts, a nonprofit community arts organization, is inviting community members to have a hand in the public art project. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, everyone can come to the wall at Baxter Road and Edison Avenue and help paint the 500-foot mural. Think that you shouldn't be trusted to draw a stick figure, yet alone contribute to a lasting public art project? Breathe a sigh of relief. It's a paint-by-numbers mural that incorporates about 50 different colors. Participants will be directed on exactly where to paint which color. In that regard, it's similar to another …
Randy Allen
9:47 am on Wednesday, June 8, 2011
You are welcome Marian. I had a lot of fun putting this together and watching all of the folks who came out to paint the wall. - Randy Allen more ›