Mississippi River To Drop Below Flood Stage Sunday

The Mississippi River level at Dubuque has been dropping, but it is still above flood stage. That will end soon as forecasters predict the  Mississippi River will drop below flood stage on Sunday in Dubuque. The river stood at 17.5  feet this morning at Dubuque’s railroad bridge, according to the National Weather Service. The river had crested at about 24.3 feet around noon on April 29 at the bridge, where flood stage is 17 feet.  The weather service reports that the river already dropped below flood stage in both Guttenberg and Bellevue. Flood stage at Guttenberg is 15 feet. The flood stage at Bellevue is 17 feet.