Meramec River

Clay Henderson, a West County Heating and Cooling technician, points out where debris is floating in floodwaters on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, outside of his father’s business in Pacific. “We are extremely, extremely, extremely lucky,” he said. “This is as close a call, I think, as somebody would like to get.”

City of Pacific faces Meramec River flooding but escapes worst-case scenario

Brian Munoz

The flooding in Pacific followed historic rainfall earlier this week that caused flash flooding across St. Louis County, killing two people.

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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Residents in Valley Park, Eureka and Pacific brace for Meramec River flooding

Ulaa Kuziez

Community members are bracing for the Meramec River to crest Friday.

Janet McCabe, EPA deputy administrator, center, listens in to other agency officials on Wednesday at the lower Meramec River Wastewater Tunnel near Arnold.

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Deep under St. Louis County, a 7-mile tunnel is being built to relieve overflowing sewers

Chad Davis

In far south St. Louis County, workers are using huge machines to dig a $175 million tunnel. It’s part of a Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District project aimed at preventing sewers from overflowing. That could allow the district to treat all of the region's wastewater and protect the environment.

The Missouri American Water water treatment plant in Chesterfield, located on the Missouri River, can process up to 220 million gallons of water per day.

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Missouri River Offers ‘Abundant Water Supply’ — Even During Western Drought

Emily Woodbury

Missouri American Water Director Timothy Ganz discusses how high demand for water impacts the Missouri River, immediate and long-term threats to the river and what it takes to produce clean drinking water from a waterway with such high turbidity levels.

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

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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

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

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

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

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

"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…