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The Flood of 1955 was one of the worst floods in Connecticut's history. Two back-to-back hurricanes saturated the land and several river valleys in the state, causing severe flooding in August 1955. The rivers most affected were the Mad River and Still River in Winsted, the Naugatuck River, the Farmington River, and the Quinebaug River. [1]
The town is located at the confluence of the Naugatuck River, Northfield Brook and Black Rock Brook, and is protected by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control dams on each of these watercourses. These were all constructed in the years immediately following the devastating flood of 1955 which ravaged the town as well as the state in general.
Naugatuck (/ ˈ n ɔː ɡ ə t ʌ k / NAW-gə-tuhk) is a consolidated borough and town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.The town, part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, had a population of 31,519 as of the 2020 Census.
The Naugatuck River is a 40.2-mile-long (64.7 km) [4] river in the U.S. state of Connecticut.Its waters carve out the Naugatuck River Valley in the western reaches of the state, flowing generally due south and eventually emptying into the Housatonic River at Derby, Connecticut and thence 11 miles (18 km) to Long Island Sound.
Hurricane Diane was the first Atlantic hurricane to cause more than an estimated $1 billion in damage (in 1955 dollars, which would be $11,764,962,686 today [1]), including direct costs and the loss of business and personal revenue.
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The Lower Naugatuck Valley refers to the area focused on the city of Derby. The towns within the watershed area of the lower valley are Shelton, Seymour, Woodbridge, Ansonia, and Derby. The towns of Beacon Falls, Oxford, and Naugatuck, usually grouped together in the central valley region, are also sometimes assigned to the lower valley region.
Jun. 22—Update (7:45 a.m.): A flood warning is in effect for much of the area, including in most of Mower, Steele, Waseca, Worth and Winnebago counties. Interstate 90 between Oakland Road and MN ...