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The Flood of 2011 set new record stages at Vicksburg and Natchez. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] The peak streamflow at Vicksburg, 2,310,000 cubic feet per second (65,000 m 3 /s), exceeded both the estimated peak streamflow of the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 , 2,278,000 cu ft/s (64,500 m 3 /s), and the measured peak streamflow of the 1937 flood, 2,080,000 ...
Harbor Town was closed to everyone except residents for a short period of time in May 2011 when the Mississippi River reached a level of 48 feet (15 m), 14 feet (4.3 m) above flood stage. [6] A 5-foot (1.5 m)-high emergency levee was built in the afternoon and evening of May 9, 2011, in the west lane of Island Drive.
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.
“There are other areas that have flooding damage, numerous small creeks and tributaries, but that is the concentration of damage,” Tennessee Emergency Management Agency director Patrick ...
The Tennessee Valley Authority operates the Tennessee River system to provide a wide range of public benefits: year-round navigation, flood damage reduction, affordable electricity, improved water quality and water supply, recreation, and economic growth.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has already committed $32 million to recovery efforts in Tennessee following the devastating flooding. However, Buttigieg said on Thursday that was only the ...
The River Fund was created with proceeds from Garth Brooks' December 2010 concerts for flood relief and served the 52 flood-affected counties in Tennessee. On June 22, 2010, a benefit concert called "Nashville Rising" was held at Bridgestone Arena to raise money for Middle Tennessee flood relief efforts.