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The Great Flood of 1862 was the largest flood in the recorded history of California, Oregon, and Nevada, inundating the western United States and portions of British Columbia and Mexico. It was preceded by weeks of continuous rains and snows that began in Oregon in November 1861 and continued into January 1862.
A USGS model image shows the enormous atmospheric river that may have been present during the 1861–1862 flood event.. The ARkStorm (for Atmospheric River 1,000) is a hypothetical megastorm, whose proposal is based on repeated historical occurrences of atmospheric rivers and other major rain events first developed and published by the Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project (MHDP) of the United ...
Beginning on December 24, 1861, it rained for almost four weeks. The largest flood in California's recorded history occurred from January 9–12, 1862. The entire Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys were inundated for an extent of 400–480 km (250–300 mi), averaging 32 kilometres (20 mi) in breadth.
In the Great Flood of 1862, the Umpqua River had the largest flood known to all of the area's Indians at the time, and water was 10 to 15 feet (3.0 to 4.6 m) higher than the 1853 flood. It rose from November 3 to December 3, subsided for two days then rose again until December 9.
Adamsville, never rebuilt after being largely destroyed by a flood. Alamo Crossing, Submerged in Alamo Lake. [8] Aubrey Landing, flooded during the formation of Lake Havasu. [9] Castle Dome Landing, submerged in Martinez Lake. [10] [11] Colorado City, destroyed by the Great Flood of 1862; La Laguna, the former site is underneath Mittry Lake.
This flooding was part of the Great Northeastern Flood of 1936, which reached from Maine to Maryland. Also known as the Great Potomac Flood, it directly impacted Williamsport and Hancock, flooding ...
Megan, 39, was the sole survivor of the flood, which killed 7-year-old Micah Drye and Nora and Michael Drye, both 73. Micah was just one of the children lost in the storm.
From February 15 to the end of March 1904 occurred the most destructive flood as far as property was concerned in the recorded history of Sacramento. The greatest known flood occurred forty-odd years before, In January, 1862 and was due to rainfall, the precipitation in December, 1861 and January, 1962 just prior to it having been 23.62 inches.