But flooding may have a positive side. The mud and flooding that can mess up your basement can ironically help in nature.

Freezing one day and warm the next, like this winter has been, leads to melting snow and wet ground. During this time of the year, the water gets in the ground and can't evaporate because it's so chilly. It is this saturated soil that could bring flooding later this spring. The soil near this creek, for example, is still very moist, and any extra water caused by melting snow or heavy rainfall could cause a big runoff. But Roxie Campbell, Park Naturalist, sees the extra water as a positive.

"This may be a good thing because the dryness in the last year or two. The subsoil could use some replenishing, and of course groundwater would also benefit," said Campbell.

"We're in a good position this year because the last few years the summers have been dry and there's predictions that this year the summer's going to be dry again," said Tony Lupo, MU Atmospheric Science. The mud can be a nuisance.

"Our trails are closed to bicycling at the park right now, and it would be a little muddy to be hiking," Campbell said.

But even so, our muddy ground now may help plants later this summer as the driest months are proposed to be in July and August. Also the extra water is expected to ease the chance of drought during these months.