11:08 AM CDT, August 31, 2009
OAKVILLE, Iowa — High water on the Iowa River has closed several roads near Oakville, but Louisa County authorities don’t expect the water to reach the southeast Iowa town.
Several storms hit the region last week, dumping 3-7 inches of rain, causing the river to rise. Last Tuesday, the river was at 4 feet. By Sunday, it was at 12.2 feet.
Water poured through a gap in a levee that hasn’t been fully repaired since it was breached during last summer’s floods.
Oakville, once home to about 400 people, was inundated by the Iowa River in June 2008. Eighty homes were condemned.
The National Weather Service expects the river to crest in Oakville on Monday and begin to fall.
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