The foundation of a house under construction in Galena, Missouri appears to be afloat in James River, during the flooding of March 2008, when heavy rainfalls swelled the river beyond the banks.  Photo by Junior Warren

James River flood waters wash across the state highway to threaten the video store.
In the 1970's when the video store building was built it was a supermarket operated by Jerry and Dixie Mitchell.  Photo by Junior Warren

James River makes an unwelcomed deposit of flood waters at the Stone County National Bank, Galena branch.  The bank building and the U.S. Post Office in the background sit on land that was riverbottom in the 1960s.  Around the 1980s, landfill was used to create land for the bank and later the post office.  Photo by Junior Warren

James River's flood water rise up to bring debris under the historic Y Bridge at Galena, Missouri, during the flooding of March 2008.  Photo by Junior Warren

The Y Bridge into Galena shows the levels of the James River flood waters.  In the background, the flood waters are at the edge of the Y Bridge Park.  The large block square structure in the background is a private home.  In the 1960s this building was the DX gas station in Galena.  Photo by Junior Warren

James River's flood waters rush under the New Bridge in March 2008.  The New Bridge was built in the late 1970s and actually bypasses Galena, while the Y Bridge leads directly into Galena.  Now, the Y Bridge is a pedestrian only bridge.  Photo by Junior Warren

Y Bridge Boulevard Under the James River.  The street below James River was once a state highway that in the 1960s had a Trail of Tears sign on the shoulder.  The sign is long gone.  James River left the banks to submerge this street for most of its length during the flood of March 2008. Photo by Junior Warren

Joe Templeton's Dodge Ram pickup had been parked on dry land until James River left the banks to flood low-lying areas of Galena in March 2008. Photo by Junior Warren

Spectators on Galena's Y Bridge look and use digital cameras to record the height of James River's flood waters, during March 2008.  Photo by Junior Warren

James River claims an old Ford tractor, during the March 2008 flooding.  This photograph was taken standing on the Y Bridge in Galena.  Photo by Junior Warren

Flood water from James River slowly recedes in the low-lying areas of Galena, during the March 2008 flooding.  Photo by Junior Warren

Flood waters from James River invaded homes in the low-lying areas of Galena, during March 2008.  This photograph taken from the Y Bridge in Galena shows that the waters are beginning to recede.  Photo by Junior Warren

Standing on the Y Bridge in Galena, Missouri, the flood waters of James River in March 2008 stretches out under the New Bridge in the distance.  Photo by Junior Warren