Meramec River

Fishermen who have left their vehicles on Route B to boat out to deeper waters will find the Missouri River has covered the roadway in St. Charles County, Missouri on April 2, 2019. The Missouri River is expected to crest in St. Charles as a minor flood

Latest Forecast Predicts Only 'Moderate' Flooding In St. Louis Region This Spring

This spring, the National Weather Service is predicting moderate, not major, flooding.Every two weeks, a new flooding outlook is published, which takes…

Some structures on the Eureka High School campus remained mostly below water even as floodwater began to recede Thursday.

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St. Louis Corps Of Engineers Plan Would Help Residents Along Meramec River With Floods

Eli Chen

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The St. Louis District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has developed a plan to help eight municipalities and three counties along the Meramec River…

Dave Gullic, who works with the DNR's water quality monitoring section, nets a fish in Jefferson City's Binder Lake. The department samples fish tissues for mercury, as part of a monitoring process required by the EPA.

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Missouri Has More Than 350 Blighted Lakes And Rivers — Some Might Be In Your Backyard

Shahla Farzan

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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has identified a new batch of lakes and streams that do not meet water quality standards.The state agency…

A group of summertime visitors take a break from swimming in the Meramec River to pose for a photo. The area now home to Castlewood State Park was once a bustling summer resort destination in the early 1900s.

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Curious Louis Answers: Does Castlewood State Park Have A Hidden History?

Shahla Farzan

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If you look closely, you’ll notice something odd tucked into the hills of Castlewood State Park: crumbling concrete ruins.Listener Joel Verhagen had an…

Eureka resident Sharon Wasson sits in her basement, which still hasn't been completely put back together after the severe flooding that occurred in May.

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After a second major flood along the Meramec, a Eureka resident feels conflicted about staying

Eli Chen

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Two months ago, retired physical education teacher and Eureka resident Sharon Wasson spent four days trying to keep sewer water from entering her…

Crews remove hundreds of sandbags Sunday morning at the Steak 'n Shake in Valley Park. The city's mayor tells St. Louis Public Radio the sand wall at the fastfood restaurant near I-44 and Route 141 did not hold during last week's flood.

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Valley Park mayor says flooding could have been worse

Wayne Pratt

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"I'm just happy the residents are back in their homes."That is how Valley Park Mayor Mike Pennise summed up several days of battling the rising Meramec…

Ongoing rain and the threat of more flooding kept downtown Eureka business owners from removing piles of sandbags Thursday morning, as planned. (May 4, 2017)

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'It's been a pain.' Residents near Meramec River fear levees, development will cause more floods

Eli Chen

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Sharon Wasson, a Eureka resident and retired high school physical education teacher, treats her basement as her sanctuary. It’s where her office is, where…

Pallets full of sandbags that stayed dry during the floods sit in the parking lot of City Hall in Valley Park in January 2016.

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Rising rivers threaten St. Louis area towns, roads

Updated May 1 with new road closure information - Rising rivers in the St. Louis area that are already threatening homes and businesses will also cause…

Missouri Department of Conservation's lake sturgeon coordinator Travis Moore holds a tracking device above a tagged lake sturgeon.

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State wildlife officials hope to raise Missouri's endangered lake sturgeon population

Eli Chen

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Missouri Department of Conservation officials are stocking the Meramec River with lake sturgeon, a species that is endangered in the state, in hopes of…

This combined sewer overflow (archway in channel) discharges sewage and rain water into the upper River Des Peres, on Ferguson Ave. just south of Melrose Ave. in University City.

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St. Louis among the U.S. cities with most sewage overflow

Eli Chen

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St. Louis is among the U.S. cities where millions of gallons of sewage has flowed into rivers and streams, according to a new study.The St. Louis region…