| 2011 Mississippi River Flooding |
Page 1 of 2 As life starts to return to normal a month after the flood, APAC Tennessee drives forward making interior roadway improvements to the Presidents Island yard.
 APAC Tennessee survives the "Great Flood of 2011" as the Mississippi River water levels drop, leaving behind trash and alot of cleaning up to do. After the River level crested at 47.87 feet on the 10th of May 2011, higher than anyone can remember in recent history. APAC Tennessee's emergency levees held the Mighty Mississippi back keeping the main office, shops and asphalt plant dry. Now the time of waiting begins for the river level to drop down so that the full extent of the damage can be surveyed.
11 May, 2011
The Mississippi River has crested and is holding at that level.
13 May, 2011
The river is slowly receding, very slowly.
14 May, 2011
The river continues to recede.
16 May, 2011
The receding of the river continues, while exposing the areas to be cleaned up along with a bit of wildlife thrown into the mix.
17 May, 2011
The river continues to recede, exposing even more.
18 May, 2011
The waters start to recede at the West Memphis, Arkansas plant site.
The river level begins to recede more and more with each passing day, allowing crews to start the clean up efforts at the Presidents Island yard.
19 May, 2011
20 May, 2011
The river continues to recede and the gauge is now reading 40.95 feet. Work begins on the removal of the temporary levee around the buildings.
Water levels have dropped at the West Memphis yard around the plant and buildings, but the stockpiles are still surrounded.
23 May, 2011
The Mississippi River has continued to recede even with almost daily rains. Crews now get to work on removing the temporary RAP Levees.
25 May, 2011
Levee Removal and clean up of the yard continues.
31 May, 2011
Clean up is well underway and the perfect time for a few improvements and modifications to the layout of the yard.
The West Memphis yard clean up is rolling as the plants are checked over for possible repairs needed.
Click on the Next>> button to see pictures leading up to the cresting of the Mississippi River in 2011.
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