Peoria only sees ‘Moderate Flooding’ so far

The Illinois River crested around noon on Monday February 26th in Peoria.andnbsp; While there are signs that the flood waters are receding, the flooding will likely hang around for about the next two weeks.andnbsp; The impacts of this year’s flooding have been mild with only 25.1 feet as the max so far. The flood event of April 2013 reached 29.35 feet besting a 70 year old record.andnbsp; The depth now is 4.25 feet lower than that event.andnbsp; Maurer-Stutz Unmanned took to the skies to view the flood waters.