Picture of the Day: Tower Rock
Tower Rock at low water from the Missouri shore (photo taken October 2012). See more Pictures of the Day here. Tower Rock Conservation Area, Missouri
Picture of the Day: Chain of Rocks
At the Chain of Rocks, the only stretch of the Mississippi River south of the Twin Cities that is free of commercial shipping. (Photo taken June 2013) See more pictures here. Chain of Rocks; St. Louis, MO
Picture of the Day: Clarence Cannon NWR High Water
Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, near Annada, MO. This spot is normally about 1 1/2 miles from the river channel. (Picture taken May 2013) See more Pictures here.
Picture of the Day: Clarksville flood wall
The river may be slowly going down, but the smart folks in Clarksville (Missouri) are waiting a little while longer before dismantling the temporary flood wall that protected downtown from recent high water. In spite of the street closures around the flood wall, businesses are open and sure would be grateful if you'd pay them
Picture of the Day: High Water at Hannibal
Here's a set of two pictures from Lover's Leap at Hannibal, Missouri: one from November of 2012 when the Mississippi was rather low and another from late April 2013, with a moderately high flood level. See more pictures here.
Picture of the Day: Bridge to Nowhere
The M.L. King Bridge in St. Louis disappears into a void on a foggy fall day (picture taken November 2012). See more pictures here. King Bridge; St. Louis, MO