Neighborhoods & towns that flooded in 1993? (St. Louis, St. Charles: construction, live in, shop)

[city guy]

Could anyone tell me WHICH city neighborhoods & towns (outside city limits) flooded in that big 500-year flood in the early '90s, in Missouri? I have only found general info online & on FEMA's website. I'm guessing people over 40 would remember where the flood waters hit between the Missouri & Mississippi rivers. I'd appreciate anyone who took the time to answer my question, thanks.

[lynnew]

Hmmmm, searching memory. I remember the flood waters were up to the steps of the Arch in St. Louis. Parts of Spanish Lake were under water; parts of St. Charles; Earth City; the towns of Herculaneum, Festus, and Crystal City were all hard hit. There were more but I am not able to think of their names right now.

[lynnew]

Ok, I remembered a few more towns...all these are around St. Charles, MO. South Shore totally under water. Portage Des Sioux, West Alton, Orchard Farms and Walnut. Hope this helps.

[Lovelace]

The Corps of Engineers completed a levee in 2004 which will protect Festus-Crystal City from future Mississippi River flooding.

[rachel_lucinda]

The only info I know I have learned from "natives" who lived in the area at that time. I live in West County (which is about 20 minutes west of the Arch) and when people I know talk about the flood in '93, I am only familiar with the flooding of the Missouri River, although I believe the Mississippi flooded as well. One of the areas that flooded was the Chesterfield Valley. A lot of this area has been developed within the past few years. The development has been completely commercial -- part of it the Chesterfield Commons, a huge strip of shopping. Anyway -- the following articles talk about that a little bit and how they are sure that the flooding won't be a problem in that area again b/c of what they have done w/ the construction.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/new...C?OpenDocument

http://www.thfrealty.com/community/s_stories/story2.html (broken link)

Hope this helps. If you are concerned about housing in these areas, I don't think you have anything to be worried about. The areas are mainly commercial -- Wal-mart, Target, Best Buy, and much much more.

[LeavingFlorida05]

Along the Mississippi, highway 79, that runs between St. Peters and Hannibal, was under water for weeks. Towns like Winfield and Elsberry were nearly cut off from the metropolitan area.

[Pharmacist_2008]

I lived in Hannibal during 1993 and the downtown was flooded for almost an entire summer.