The Queen of the Mississippi is docked Monday morning at the Cape Girardeau riverfront. The riverboat made an unscheduled stop Sunday evening due to high river levels farther north. The river stage was 31.37 feet on the Cape Girardeau gauge with the river forecast to reach 33.5 feet on Friday. Flood stage is 32 feet.
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