ELKADER — With the Turkey River expected to crest Friday morning at a whopping 27 feet — 15 feet above flood stage — merchants Thursday moved vulnerable equipment and volunteers piled sandbags high in an effort to spare downtown from the worst.Farther upstream, as floodwaters from the Upper Iowa and the Turkey rivers begin to recede north of Clayton County, residents in Winneshiek County returned home to access the damage and pick up the pieces.