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The Turkey Creek levee in North Jefferson City broke on Thursday.
The Missouri River has risen a little more than expected this week to about 30.25 feet early Friday, cresting just above the major flood stage of 30 feet.
Authorities say Highways 63 and 54 are not in danger.
Forecasters expect the water to drop in a hurry starting this weekend, but it looks like we’ll see at least some flooding through Independence Day at the capital.
Authorities have another Multi-Agency Resource Center, or MARC, set up at Boonville’s Open Bible Praise Center on Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for those affected by flooding.
More from the Associated Press:
A levee has broken north of Jefferson City as the Missouri River surges yet again there.
Jefferson City police said Thursday in a news release that crews are attempting to make repairs to the Turkey Creek levee. The release says the break isn’t threatening either U.S. 63 or 54.
The break comes as the river prepares to crest Friday in the state capital at 29.9 feet (about 9 meters. That will be the fifth time it’s crested there since April. The other crests have ranged from 28.13 feet (about 8.5 meters) to 33.44 feet (about 10 meters).
Flooding has closed the Jefferson City Memorial Airport for nearly four weeks. Cleanup had been underway this week before rising waters once again left parts of it underwater.
