Won't Be On the Illinois For Awhile

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Won't Be On the Illinois For Awhile

#1 Post by oldcoot » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:15 pm

We have some historic flooding going on....means trees and debris everywhere....I'll try to post some pics I catch up to.... :donno
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#2 Post by oldcoot » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:28 pm

Here are a few....

Here is the Pekin Boat ramps...note the street light at the right...
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#3 Post by oldcoot » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:30 pm

Next...Hooters...the wall is normally DOWN 15ft.....
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#4 Post by oldcoot » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:31 pm

Liberty Park in Peoria....
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Re: Won't Be On the Illinois For Awhile

#5 Post by oldcoot » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:33 pm

Joe's Crab Shack....those docks in front should be 15-18ft below where they are...the understore parking lot is full of water...at STREET LEVEL!!! :scared
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#6 Post by mgarvie » Mon Apr 22, 2013 4:37 pm

The dock on the other side of the river in your picture is now gone. Both on the Pekin side are over the poles that they float on and might not last long.
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#7 Post by oldcoot » Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:03 pm

Yup.... :(
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#8 Post by cwag911 » Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:21 pm

WOW!!!! I feel for you guys.
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#9 Post by steveiam » Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:45 pm

cwag911 wrote:WOW!!!! I feel for you guys.
+1 No doubt!
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Re: Won't Be On the Illinois For Awhile

#10 Post by kryptonite » Tue Apr 23, 2013 7:15 am

Crazy that in a matter of 3 months we went from historic low river levels, to historic floods.
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Re: Won't Be On the Illinois For Awhile

#11 Post by GXPWeasel » Tue Apr 23, 2013 7:41 am

Wow!
Still dealing with terrible drought here. Not sure that we'll be going to our usual Perry Lake this year. Going to have to driver further to get wet.
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Re: Won't Be On the Illinois For Awhile

#12 Post by oldcoot » Tue Apr 23, 2013 3:56 pm

Here's another aerial pic of the previous ones.....this is where we anchor in the no wake zone and grill and have cold adult beverages..... :donno :shock:

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Re: Won't Be On the Illinois For Awhile

#13 Post by Bryden24shp » Tue Apr 23, 2013 5:56 pm

I now exactly what ya mean, Jim. We got high water here in Pool 13 of the Mississippi, but nothing like you do! Good luck with everything! You can always tow her down to the Lake of the Ozarks! I know of a condo and slip you can rent! :biggrin2
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Re: Won't Be On the Illinois For Awhile

#14 Post by quad cities » Thu Apr 25, 2013 9:22 am

Same here in quad cities (moline,il) a lot of roads closed and interstate ramps under water
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Re: Won't Be On the Illinois For Awhile

#15 Post by tracker2 » Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:31 pm

Got a little to go there Jim. We are still out of the banks here in Morris. We bested the record by just about a foot. Stratton Park is our public launch and it was completely under.
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