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Albion, MI Flood 1908

 

Fitchburg, MA Flood

   
 
The History Channel

Floods: Torrents of Death DVD

This authoritative program tells the tragic tales of some of the worst floods the nation has ever seen. Learn the horrifying story of the Johnstown Flood disaster of 1889, where a dam built to create a private fishing lake for the wealthy burst, sweeping thousands of people to their death. Leading historians reveal how one of America's worst floods was caused by Los Angeles' unquenchable thirst. Revisit the devastating Mississippi floods of 1993, which caused 12 billion in damage.

 

 
The History Channel

 Flash Floods: Deadly Downpours DVD

Understand the forces that combine to create these deadly swells, and find out what can be done to contain them. Then, through interviews with survivors and extraordinary footage,  relive two of the worst such events in American history. In June of 1903, a flash flood claimed nearly a quarter of the population of Heppner, Oregon in less than an hour. 73 years later, 140 people died in Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado, when the swollen waters of a river swept through.

 

 
The History Channel

Nature's Fury DVD

Experience some of history's greatest natural disasters first hand. Take an in-depth look at some of the most intense challenges Mother Nature has to offer; and find out what we can do to help avoid such disasters in the future.

 

 

 

Floods

High Water, Dams Breaking, Freshets

 

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Alabama
:: Elba, AL Flood, Mar 1929  
 
Arizona
:: Hassayampa Valley, AZ Flood, Feb 1890  
 
Arkansas
:: Hot Springs, AR Flood & Fire, May 1923
 
Connecticut
:: Bridgeport, CT Flood Jul 1905
:: Bristol, CT Flood, Feb - Mar 1896  
:: Bristol, CT Flood & Bridge Collapse, Feb 1896
:: Forestville, CT Flood Mar 1896
:: Hartford, CT Flood 1936
:: Waterbury, CT Flood, Feb 1896
:: Winsted, CT Flood, Mar 1896 
 
Georgia
:: Athens, GA Flood 1908
:: Augusta, GA Flood Aug 1908
:: Elberton, GA Flood Feb 1908 
:: Columbus, GA Flood, Feb 1900  
:: Griffin, GA Flood Feb 1900 
:: Macon, GA Flood, Feb 1900
:: Montezuma, GA Flood Feb 1900 
:: West Point, GA Flood, Feb 1900 
 
Iowa
:: Decorah, IA Storm & Flood, May 1902
 
Illinois
:: Beardstown, IL Flood 1926
:: Carmel, IL Flood 1913
 
Indiana
:: Indiana Flood, Mar 1913
:: Aurora, IN Flood, Feb 1882
:: Aurora, IN Flood, Feb 1883
:: Aurora, IN Flood, Feb 1884
:: Evansville, IN Flood 1937
:: Lawrenceburg, IN Flood, Feb 1832
:: Lawrenceburg, IN Flood, Feb 1882
:: Lawrenceburg, IN Flood, Feb 1883
:: Lawrenceburg, IN Flood, Feb 1884
:: Lawrenceburg, IN Flood, Jan 1913
:: Lawrenceburg, IN Flood, Mar 1913
:: South Bend, IN Flood, Jan 1847
:: South Bend, IN Flood, Jun 1855
 
Iowa
:: Maquoketa, IA Flood, Feb 1911
:: Sioux City, IA Flood, July 1909
:: Waverly, IA Flood, Jun 1925
 
Kansas
:: Gypsum, KS Flood, June 1896
:: Topeka, KS Flood, June 1908
 
Kentucky
:: Bellevue, KY Flood, Feb 1883
:: Dayton, KY Flood Feb 1883 
:: Frankfort, KY Flood, Jul 1896 
:: Gradyville, KY Storm & Flood, Jun 1907 
:: Louisville, KY Flood, Jan 1907 
:: Louisville, KY Flood & Explosion 1937
:: Middlesboro, KY Flood, Mar 1902 
 
Massachusetts
:: Lowell, MA Freshet Apr 1895
 
Minnesota
:: Winona, MN Flood, June 1899
Missouri
:: Harlem, MO Flood, May 1903 
 
Nebraska
:: Ashland, NE Flood, Jul 1908 
:: Beatrice, NE Flood, Jul 1911 
:: Elmwood, NE Water Tank Burst, Mar 1902 
:: Franklin, NE Flood June 1915
:: Oceola, NE Flood Jul 1911
:: Superior, NE Flood 1908
 
New Hampshire
:: Lancaster, NH Freshet, Apr 1895
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Manchester, NH Flood, Mar 1936

:: Manchester, NH Flood, Mar 1896
:: Manchester, NH Amoskeag Falls Flood, Mar 1859
:: Nashua, NH Flood, Apr 1895 
:: Portsmouth, NH Flood, Apr 1895
:: Rochester, NH Flood, Apr 1895
:: Suncook, NH Flood, Mar 1936
 
New Mexico
:: Folsom, NM Flood, Aug 1908
 
New York
:: Buffalo, NY Flood, 1909
 
Ohio
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Athens, OH Flood, Mar 1907

:: Ohio Flood 1913
:: Marietta, OH Flood, Mar 1913
:: Portsmouth, OH Flood, Jan 1907
:: Prospect, OH 1913 Flood  
 
Oklahoma
:: Bartlesville, OK Flood Oct 1926 
:: Guthrie, OK Flood, Apr 1897 
:: Pawnee, OK Flood, May-June 1908 
:: Perry, OK Flood, May 1902 
 
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South Carolina
:: Camden, SC Flood, Aug 1908
:: Columbia, SC Congere River Flood
 
Tennessee
:: Pulaski, TN Flood, Mar 1902  
Vermont
:: Bellows Falls, VT Flood Mar 1936
:: Rutland, VT Flood, Apr 1895 
:: St. Albans, VT Flood Apr 1895
:: Waterbury, VT Flood 1927
 
Wisconsin
:: La Crosse, WI Storm & Flood, Jun 1889 
:: Wausau, WI Flood, July 1912
:: Shawano, WI Flood, July 1912
   
Wyoming
:: Casper, WY Flood, Jul 1891  
   
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