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January 1, 1923

The floods in central Texas in September, 1921

Heavy rainfall over a large area in south-central Texas from September 8 to September 10, 1921, produced great floods which caused the loss of at least 224 lives and damage to property amounting to more than $10,000,000. The most destructive flood in Texas prior to 1921 occurred in December, 1913. That flood, which is described on pages 46-47, caused the loss of 177 lives and destroyed property va

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Clarence E. Ellsworth

Water Resources Mission Area, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center

January 1, 1919