Photos: Eastern Iowa braces for flooding in 2016

(File Photo) Downtown Cedar Rapids is seen in this aerial photo taken Sunday afternoon, Sept. 25, 2016. The city was in the midst of preparations for a major flood that week, including installing temporary flood walls along the riverfront. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

The Cedar River flows past May's Island in downtown Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. The river crested at 21.95 ft, which is major flood stage, in Cedar Rapids on Sept. 27, 2016. In 2016, HESCO barriers were erected on the riverfront walkway to protect downtown from flooding. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

The Cedar River is shown at major flood stage at sunrise in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

The flooding Cedar River flows under the Lion Bridge 16th Avenue SW in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. Crews are maintaining nine pumps at A St. SW and 21st Avenue SW to pump flood water over the levy and back into the Cedar River. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Abdirisak Dini (left) fills sandbags with hundreds of other volunteers at the former Kmart on Williams Boulevard and 16th Avenue SW in Cedar Rapids on Sept. 25, 2016. Sandbags were being delivered all over the city as neighborhoods prepare for the second-worst flood in the city's history. (Liz Zabel/The Gazette)

Hundreds of volunteers fill sandbags at the former Kmart on Williams Blvd and 16th Avenue SW in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016. Sandbags are being delivered all over the city as neighborhoods prepare for the second worst flood in history after 2008. The Cedar River is expected to crest early this week. (Liz Zabel/The Gazette)

The Cedar River is shown at major flood stage at sunrise in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Mays Island is shown on the other side of HESCO flood barriers in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A police car is parked inside the flood evacuation zone on 3rd Ave SW in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Little Bohemia is shown behind the HESCO flood barriers in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A HESCO flood barrier is built down the middle of Eighth Avenue SE in preparation for the projected Monday crest of the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

The Czech Village area is lit up as crews work to reinforce flood protection on the west side of the river in Cedar Rapids late Saturday night, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

A shovel lies on top of HESCO flood barriers in downtown Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Cargill was protected by a temporary flood wall, seen in this aerial photo taken over Cedar Rapids on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 25, 2016. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Rich and Lisa Bennett look at a flood projection map and how Pierson's Flower Shop & Greenhouse at 1800 Ellis Boulevard NW would be affected by possible flooding after a news conference by city and community officials at the City Council Chamber at City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

The Cedar River is shown at major flood stage in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Hydrologic technicians with the US Geological Services Iowa Water Science Center in Iowa City, maneuver an acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) into the Cedar River from the Twelfth Avenue bridge in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. The ADCP measures river discharge, which is then used by the National Weather Service to validate flood projections. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

H & J Heating and Cooling employees Josh Jensen (left) and Cory Harrison pull their inflatable raft out of the flood waters after delivering sump pumps to Tornado's in NewBo in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

A balloon and flag float in receding flood waters in NewBo in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)

Volunteers help build a sandbag wall on South Main Street in Elkader on Thursday, August 25, 2016. Elkader planned for the flood by closing business and sandbagging downtown roads. Volunteers from multiple fire departments and businesses in the area helped the town prepare for a possible flood. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Water flows over the dam in Elkader on Thursday, August 25, 2016. Elkader planned for a flood by closing business and sandbagging downtown roads. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Jan Henderson, of Ely, packs up her antiques at Czech Village Antiques in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. In 2008, Czech Village Antiques was devastated by the flood but recovered. In 2016 they were preparing for the Cedar River to flood yet again. (Liz Zabel/The Gazette)(Liz Zabel/The Gazette)

The McGrath Amphitheatre takes on water Sept. 26, 2016, as seen in an aerial photograph. The city's efforts in holding at bay the 2016 flood — the second-highest river crest in its history — gained national attention and helped underscore its story of fighting back against a natural disaster. The amphitheater was one of the city's early flood control projects after the epic 2008 flood, a project doubling as a flood wall and an entertainment venue. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Waters from the Cedar River flood a Sutliff farm on Sept. 26, 2016. Some area farmers were able to harvest crops before the water hit. (Madison Arnold/The Gazette).

A wetland in the waterfowl refuge of the Big Marsh Wildlife Management Area is shown outside of Parkersburg on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016. The wildlife area includes wetlands from the flood planes of the Cedar River's west fork. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Animal control officer Michell Timm holds Jasmine, a pit bull temporarily housed at Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control due to flood evacuations, while Dr. Randy Ackman administers a rabies vaccine in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. CRACC is taking in pets whose families are evacuated from the flood zone, and updating vaccinations, deworming and microchipping on arrival. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Heather Armstrong, who owns Lucky's on 16th in Czech Village, hands a box to Terry Donels of Texas as volunteers help move in merchandise and supplies following the flood evacuation in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. Donels grew up in Cedar Rapids and came home to help with flood recovery. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

A sandbag props open the front door at Tornado's Grub and Pub in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 after the pub reopened following the flood. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Gary Swartz, who works for the Streets Department, listens to Public Works Director Jen Winter at a dinner for Cedar Rapids Public Works employees held at NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016. Swartz, like other Public Works employees, pulled long hours to monitor flood protection and build concrete cone sections around storm sewers before and during the flood. The Public Works department was instrumental in mobilizing the efforts that went into protecting areas of Cedar Rapids from flooding in September. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Vendors lined 4th Avenue SE and 5th Street SE during the Downtown Farmers Market in Cedar Rapids. The market's footprint is being altered slightly for the remainder of the season because of construction of the city's flood protection system. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)