West Burlington IA News-Sports-Opinion

Mississippi River Stage at 9:00 p.m. is 25.04-feet.

Photos by Dan Hockett

BNSF electrician Jeff Brunken shows his disappointment Wednesday after floodwaters pushed a dike open allowing water into railroad buildings he and fellow workers tried to keep dry near the depot on Main Street in Burlington, Iowa.

Dikes protecting Burlington Main Street businesses, The Towne House restaurant (left) and Camera Land (right), were holding firm against the floodwaters Wednesday.

Mississippi floodwaters surround the Amtrak railroad depot on Main Street, in Burlington, Iowa on Wednesday.

Iowa National Guard soldiers from C-Troop of 1-113 Cavalry based in Le Mars, Iowa walk down Main Street on their way to assist flood victims Wednesday in Burlington, Iowa.

A couple embraces as they survey flood damage from Division and Main Streets in Burlington, Iowa on Wednesday.