The Great Flood of 1862 would be much worse if it happened today. The region that was underwater in 1862 is now home to many more people than it was then — it's home to some of California’s ...

THE GREAT FLOOD IN CALIFORNIA.; ... Jan. 21, 1862. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from January 21, 1862, Page 6 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

The Great Flood of 1862 that took place primarily in the Lehigh Valley that spring would take hundreds of lives and destroyed many businesses.

For well over a century, the Great Flood of 1862 has remained among California’s worst natural disasters — a megastorm that’s been used as a benchmark for state emergency planners and ...

The Great Flood of 1862 came after 30 consecutive days of rain that poured 10 feet (3m) of rain and snow on California over a period of 43 days. Such was the power of the rainfall that it changed ...

Tangent. California officials estimated that more than 4,000 residents—or about 1% of the state’s population—were killed by flooding between 1861 and 1862. Several areas in the state ...

The Great Flood of 1862, which occurred before the development of any flood-control infrastructure, led to flood waters that were 300 miles long and 60 miles wide.

The Great Flood of 1862 was fueled by a large snowpack and a series of atmospheric rivers — rivers of dense moisture in the sky. Scientists predict that atmospheric rivers, ...

The Great Flood Terrible Destruction of Property Comparative Losses and Gains. THE UNPRECEDENTED INUNDATION OF 1862. THE GREAT VALLEYS BECOME LAKES.