Updated 7:25 a.m. Monday, March 28.
The Mississippi River in the Quad Cities is about a half a foot above flood level, at 15.5 feet.
The National Weather Service expects the river to rise slighting today before reaching its crest Tuesday at 15.7 feet.
The Mississippi is beginning to descend in Dubuque, after cresting at 17.2 feet over the weekend. The river should reach below flood stage by Thursday.
Downstream at Muscatine, the river is expected to rise about a half a foot before it reaches its crest two feet above flood stage Wednesday.