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Willamette River 1996 Flood

By Oregon Water Science Center
dark brown water is higher than the riverbank and completely covering some buildings.
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Looking southeast from the Broadway Bridge at the peak of the Willamette River's flooding in Portland, Oregon, during the Willamette Valley Flood of 1996.

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Public Domain.

Photo by Steve Morgan used with permission under Creative Commons license. Unaltered, original photo.  

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