Since 1904, The Des Moines & Mississippi Levee District #1 has provided flood and irrigation control along the Mississippi River near Alexandria Missouri through a series of engineered levees, ditches, and pumps. They are guided by a 5-member Board of Directors, and design services are provided by Klingner & Associates Engineers (Quincy, IL). Since 2012, Navionics … Read More →
A topic of immense concern to Levee Districts is the tracking of pump flow rate (e.g.. gallons per minute), as well as the totalization of pumped volume (e.g.. total gallons, cubic feet, or acre-feet). Flow-rate is important, as the Districts are able to trend instantaneous pump performance in real-time, which provides a measure of the … Read More →