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    The Great Flood of 1993 (or Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood of 1993) was a flood that occurred in the Midwestern United States, along the Mississippi...
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  • rains led to a great rise of water in the Kansas River, Missouri River, and other surrounding areas of the Central United States. Flooding occurred in the...
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    The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States, with 27,000 square miles (70,000 km2) inundated...
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  • the free dictionary. Great Flood is a phrase used to describe the central event in any catastrophic flood. Some may be of the flood myth, whether historically...
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  • James Scott (criminal) (category American people convicted of burglary)
    who was convicted of causing a massive flood of the Mississippi River at West Quincy, Missouri as part of the Great Flood of 1993. Scott is currently...
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  • The Great Flood of 1844 is the biggest flood ever recorded on the Missouri River and Upper Mississippi River in North America in terms of discharge. The...
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    The 1993 Storm of the Century (also known as the 93 Superstorm, The No Name Storm, or the Great Blizzard of '93/1993) was a cyclonic storm, or nor'easter...
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    Located on the north side of the Missouri River valley, Rhineland was devastated in the Great Flood of 1993. It was one of the first towns to accept federal...
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    The Genesis flood narrative (chapters 6–9 of the Book of Genesis) is a Hebrew flood myth. It tells of God's decision to return the universe to its pre-creation...
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  • year flood. Snow melt only made the floods worse. The Great Flood of 1993 was one of the most destructive floods in United States history. March 1993 the...
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    confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 626. Prior to the Great Flood of 1993, Grafton...
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    Kaskaskia, Illinois (category Former islands of the United States)
    Illinois Department of Transportation, and its few residents vote in Illinois elections. The town was evacuated in the Great Flood of 1993, which covered it...
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    100-year flood is a flood event that has on average a 1 in 100 chance (1% probability) of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. A 100-year flood is also...
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    2001. I-380 has been affected by two major floods, the Great Flood of 1993 and the Iowa flood of 2008, both of which closed the road at the Iowa River for...
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    Alexandria is prone to flooding, with large swaths of the area submerged during the Great Flood of 1993. As of the census of 2010, there were 159 people...
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  • portal United States portal Floods in the United States before 1900 Floods in the United States (2000–present) Great Flood of 1993 Hurricane Agnes Hurricane...
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    (Caulks Creek and Bonhomme Creek). This area was submerged during the Great Flood of 1993; higher levees built since then have led to extensive commercial...
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    Governor of Missouri. A post office called Hardin has been in operation since 1858. Hardin and its cemetery were affected by the Great Flood of 1993, due...
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    flooding is experienced in the United States. Significant floods throughout history include the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, the Great Flood of 1993...
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    four miles north of the previous spot, Old Pattonsburg, as it is referred to today. The old town was devastated by the Great Flood of 1993 and was forced...
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    lower section of the river was the site of some of the worst flooding of the Great Flood of 1993. The city's eastern boundary is the Mississippi River, which...
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    USS Inaugural (AM-242) (category 1993 disestablishments in Missouri)
    Missouri. In the Great Flood of 1993, Inaugural was ripped from her mooring, ran aground, and rolled on her side a mile downstream. As of December 2017,...
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    "Flood of memories: Great Flood of 1993 effects still linger, 25 years later". The Telegraph. Retrieved May 4, 2024. "Remembering the Great Flood of 1993"...
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    The 1993 Perth flood (also known as the Great Tay Flood) was caused by the River Tay, Scotland's longest river, rising to 6.48 m (21 ft 3 in) above its...
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    education and taxes into law. He also dealt with crises such as the Great Flood of 1993. Carnahan was re-elected in 1996, defeating State Auditor Margaret...
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    Missouri River Valley (category River valleys of the United States)
    Missouri River bottoms. The Great Flood of 1993 discharged at 541,000 cubic feet (15,319 m3) per second and devastated much of the upper valley. The Missouri...
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    April–October – Great Flood of 1993: The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers flood large portions of the American Midwest. April 8 – The Republic of Macedonia is...
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    it was restricted in the aftermath of the Great Flood of 1993 and several accidents at the site. As of the census of 2000, there were 28 people, 9 households...
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    region of the floodplain known as the "Bottoms". This makes it more susceptible to flooding, as it was threatened in the infamous Great Flood of 1993 and...
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    and October 1993. The flooded area totaled around 30,000 square miles (80,000 km2) and was the worst since the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 as measured...
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