Mississippi River flood of 2019 photos: Alton, Illinois

By DAN ROBINSON Editor/Photographer

The Mississippi River crested this week at Alton, Illinois, just below the record set in 1993.

The line of red paint on the downtown grain elevator marks the 1993 high water line, showing how close the 2019 flood came to matching that record.

This drone panorama gives a birds-eye view of the downtown Alton area during the river crest:

Viewed from across the river, the water's encroachment into the town is dramatic:

This drone panorama from the Missouri side provides a sense of scale:

The water has reached the top of the guide walls at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam:

The southbound lanes of Highway 67 lie underwater, with the Phillips 66 gas station only feet from being part of the flood:

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