Attorney General's 2005 Photo Gallery
Nixon tours flooded Taum Sauk reservoir area
December 19, 2005 Attorney General Jay Nixon toured the flood-damaged Taum Sauk reservoir area on Dec. 19. More than 1 billion gallons of water were released after the reservoir gave way on Dec. 14, carving a path down Proffit Mountain that carried away trees and topsoil and exposed the bedrock. The breach is in top right corner of the reservoir. Read news release associated with this photograph