Missouri River near Jefferson City Airport, July 30, 1993
Missouri River at US Hwy 54 near Jefferson City, July 30, 1993
The Great Flood of 1993 occurred from May through September along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers and their tributaries. Major flooding occurred across North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Illinois resulting in over 50 deaths and billions of dollars in damages.
Photo album
The Great Flood of 1993-Recordbreaking Peaks
August 1, 2003, was the 10th anniversary of the "Flood of 1993," referred to by many as the "Great Flood" or "Record Flood of 1993." The Great Flood of 1993 constituted the most costly and devastating flood to ravage the United States in modern history. Levees were broken, farmland, town, and transportation routes were destroyed, thousands of people were forced to abandon their homes, and 47 people died as a direct result of the flood.
The Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, reported that the flood caused enormous human suffering. At least 75 towns were completely inundated, some of which have not been rebuilt. The Great Flood of 1993 inundated more than 20 million acres in nine states. Approximately 54,000 people had to be evacuated from flooded areas at some time during the flood, and approximately 50,000 homes were destroyed or damaged. Losses were estimated at 15 to 20 billion dollars.
In May 2003 ten years after the flood, the US Department of Homeland Security published a 10th-Anniversary Anthology of Stories of Hardship and Triumph.
Below are publications associated with this project.
Effects of the 1993 flood on the determination of flood magnitude and frequency in Iowa
Flood of July 9-11, 1993, in the Raccoon River basin, west-central Iowa
The chemical quality of overbank sediment deposited by the 1993 floods and streambed sediment in major streams at selected sites in eastern Nebraska
Floods of June 17, 1990, and July 9, 1993, along Squaw Creek and the South Skunk River in Ames, Iowa, and vicinity
Delineation of flooding within the upper Mississippi River Basin—Flood of June 19-July 31, 1993, in Davenport, Iowa, and vicinity
Delineation of flooding within the upper Mississippi River Basin — Flood of June 18 through August 4, 1993, in Des Moines and vicinity, Iowa
Sediment transport in the lower Missouri and the central Mississippi rivers, June 26 through September 14, 1993
Propagation and composition of the flood wave on the upper Mississippi River, 1993
Flood volumes in the upper Mississippi River basin, April 1 through September 30, 1993
Postflood occurrence of selected agricultural chemicals and volatile organic compounds in near-surface unconsolidated aquifers in the upper Mississippi River basin, 1993
Flood of 1993—Mississippi River near the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Arch), St. Louis, Missouri
Delineation of flooding within the upper Mississippi River basin — Flood of July 30, 1993, in Jefferson City and vicinity, Missouri
The Great Flood of 1993 occurred from May through September along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers and their tributaries. Major flooding occurred across North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Illinois resulting in over 50 deaths and billions of dollars in damages.
Photo album
The Great Flood of 1993-Recordbreaking Peaks
August 1, 2003, was the 10th anniversary of the "Flood of 1993," referred to by many as the "Great Flood" or "Record Flood of 1993." The Great Flood of 1993 constituted the most costly and devastating flood to ravage the United States in modern history. Levees were broken, farmland, town, and transportation routes were destroyed, thousands of people were forced to abandon their homes, and 47 people died as a direct result of the flood.
The Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, reported that the flood caused enormous human suffering. At least 75 towns were completely inundated, some of which have not been rebuilt. The Great Flood of 1993 inundated more than 20 million acres in nine states. Approximately 54,000 people had to be evacuated from flooded areas at some time during the flood, and approximately 50,000 homes were destroyed or damaged. Losses were estimated at 15 to 20 billion dollars.
In May 2003 ten years after the flood, the US Department of Homeland Security published a 10th-Anniversary Anthology of Stories of Hardship and Triumph.
Below are publications associated with this project.