June 1, 2007
Dexter, Kansas
Photographer states :: Grouse Creek main channel on east side of K-15 bridge out of it's banks.
...Part of the water on his farm came from a levee break near Big Lake and the rest of the flooding occurred when he had to shut the flood gates on internal drainage and the creeks started to back up.
Bailey estimates that in Holt County, Mo., 52,500 acres of corn were underwater and 31,250 acres that were not planted yet were underwater. Ninety-eight percent of the planted acres are a total loss.
Wayne Crook, University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist in Chariton County, estimated they had 50,000 acres underwater along the Missouri River and 15,000 flooded along the Chariton River.
"The wheat is a total loss, but the corn may be replanted because of the fertilizer and chemical they have already applied," Crook said. "We had not really planted any soybeans yet."
Because of the levee breaks in western portions of the Missouri River, Crook did not expect to see much flooding east of Chariton County....
Bailey estimates that in Holt County, Mo., 52,500 acres of corn were underwater and 31,250 acres that were not planted yet were underwater. Ninety-eight percent of the planted acres are a total loss.
Wayne Crook, University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist in Chariton County, estimated they had 50,000 acres underwater along the Missouri River and 15,000 flooded along the Chariton River.
"The wheat is a total loss, but the corn may be replanted because of the fertilizer and chemical they have already applied," Crook said. "We had not really planted any soybeans yet."
Because of the levee breaks in western portions of the Missouri River, Crook did not expect to see much flooding east of Chariton County....
