Mississippi River Flood of 2011

flight over Yazoo City are and Vicksburg 6 days before crest

Bridge outside Yazoo City

Outside Yazoo City – personal levee around house, out buildings gone

Mississippi River back water overflows Yazoo River channel (curve between trees)

House on stilts between Yazoo and Vicksburg – water almost toohigh for the stilts

Mississippi Overflow near Vicksburg

Last chance to land in Vicksburg, water will cover runway when it crests

Crops gone, lone house with personal levee still dry near Vicksburg

Vicksburg residents parking where the water meets the road and taking boats

Mississippi River at Vicksburg -- area looks dry and green from the air, until you see that everything under the tree canopy is water

Vicksburg – Ameristar Casino

Vicksburg casino

Flood wall working for downtown Vicksburg so far

Owners of buildings outside of flood wall not so lucky

Business as usual on the river