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Illinois - 300 feet
The Ohio, Mississippi and Illinois Rivers will be impacting the state. Everything south of Interstate 70 will be underwater except strip of land from west border to east border in the Shawnee National Forest and a couple of small islands. Following the Illinois River north, areas underwater include St. Louis, Winchester, Beardstown, Petersburg, Havana, Lewistown, Peoria. The River will also have localized flooding up through to Joliet. The state capital Springfield will be on a small peninsula with all major roadways surrounding the city underwater. The Mississippi River would have localized flooding along the western border up through Moline.

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