Comparison of Observed 2011 Peak Stages and Record Stages ! Gage !! Flood Stage ( ft ) !! Crest Stage ( ft ) !! Crest Date !! Prior Record Stage ( ft ) !! Prior Record Date Following the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 , much effort has been invested in building defenses to withstand a flood of three million cubic feet per second just upstream from the Old River Control Structure . The US Army Corps of Engineers refers to this design goal as Project Flood . the expected flow will be on the high side , but still within that maximum capacity , assuming everything works as expected
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
2011 Mississippi River floods