The Mississippi swells

The Mississippi is one ofthe three major rivers 
which run thru in the bigger U.S.A.

The Mississippi forms the natural western border 
of the state by the same name



Mississippi River Cresting at Memphis:
The Mississippi has started to cross near record levels on May 9, 2011 
in Memphis downstream of the federal government opened a spillway
 to relieve pressure on the low flood New Orleans




The Explosion
A video still captures the moment when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
blew the hole in the Birds Point Levee, Mississippi County, Missouri, 
May 2, 2011



Flood
Deer try to navigate the rising floodwaters near Cairo, Ill., on May 3, 2011.

Pyramid
Floodwater creeps up the walls near the Auction Street Bridge
 in Memphis on May 4, 2011.

Metropolis, Ill., May 5, 2011
Two residents ride a paddle boat down the middle of a flooded street 
near their home.



Surveying
Residents check on flood damage to their homes in Big Boy Junction,
 near Finley, Tenn., on May 6, 2011.

Floodwater covers Beale Street at the edge of the Mississippi River
 in Memphis on May 7, 2011




Bad Sign
A welcome sign in Memphis on May 8, 2011.

Pressure Relief
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opens up bays along the Mississippi River
 to the Bonnet Carré Spillway in Norco, La., on May 9, 2011 in order 
to divert Mississippi River water to Lake Pontchartrain.

Downtown buildings are seen in the distance as Interstate 40 passes

 over the swollen Mississippi River 

on May 10, 2011, in Memphis



In Deep
A sign at a baseball diamond sticks out from the floodwater 
in the King's Community neighborhood 
May 11, 2011 in Vicksburg, Mississippi

Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 12, 2011
A home is nearly covered with floodwater May 12, 2011 in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
 The Mississippi river at Vicksburg is expected to crest at a record 58.5 feet. 
Heavy rains have left the ground saturated, rivers swollen, 
and have caused widespread flooding in Mississippi, 
Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee,
 and Arkansas.



Vicksburg, Mississippi May 13, 2011
Barges sit along the banks of the Mississippi River as rising water levels 
have slowed barge traffic along in Vicksburg, Mississippi 
May 13, 2011.



Water diverted from the Mississippi River spills through a bay
 in the Morganza Spillway in Morganza, La., May 14, 2011.