Historical Flooding Events

Black and white images portray historical flooding, emphasizing the devastation from overflowing rivers and storms.

Vintage Photograph. Flood waters with cat marooned on tree stump during hurricane Betsy in New Orleans.

Photo collection Government information service. RVD Floods: overviews. Aerial recording. One of the villages and mill, completely deserted on the island, which will almost completely wroden. February 5, 1953. Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland

Flooding, Potomac River, Washington, D.C. ca. March 19, 1936.

Elsevier photo collection. Water shortage 1953. Interchanged signaling house Moerdijkburg. seinwachter stayed post. 2 February 1953. Moerdijk

Anefo photo collection. Disaster Tuindorp Oostzaan. January 14, 1960. Oostzaan

Anefo photo collection. Floods in Brabant. December 5, 1961. Brabant

Vintage Photograph. Flood waters with cat marooned on tree stump during hurricane Betsy in New Orleans.

Vintage Photograph. Floods during hurricane Betsy in New Orleans.

Overflow from Pratt Brook at Barre Plains, looking along road to Wheelwright, Hardwick, Mass., 11:55 AM, Mar. 12, 1936 , waterworks, real estate, brooks, watershed sanitary conditions, floods natural events, towns, service stations, automobiles

Main St. Andover , Floods, Houses, Kayaks, Streets. Lawrence

Highway Blocked by Flood Waters -- Traffic is halted as flood waters from the Susquehanna River (right) block a highway, May 28, at Waverly, New York.Railroad tracks (upper left) are still clear as waters swirl against embankment.May 28, 1946. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Main St. Andover , Floods, Houses, Kayaks, Streets. Lawrence

USA, Massachusetts, Worcester, Flooded business establishments at Webster Square

Flood damage , Floods, Buildings. Lawrence

Flood damage , Floods, Streets. Lawrence

Anefo photo collection. Exhibition in Tiel threatened by water, all around already flooded. 12 June 1965. Gelderland, Tiel

Photo collection Government information service. RVD Floods: overviews. Disasters, floods, dyke breaches, houses, schools, greenery from Prinstererschool. February 1953. Middelharnis

Great Mississippi River flood, April 29, 1927

Madrid, January 20, 1966. State of Madrid after the floods of January 1966.

Anefo photo collection. Severe weather. September 5, 1962

undefined. 1931 - 1963. NARA's Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Fish and Wildlife Service. Minneapolis Regional Office. 1940-1970. Annual Reports

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Watersnoodramp 1953. Koningin Juliana visits the flooded area, ruined houses, February 1953. February 1953

undefined. 1931 - 1963. NARA's Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Fish and Wildlife Service. Minneapolis Regional Office. 1940-1970. Annual Reports

09/30/1909. Effects of the Storm. State in which the Outer Neighborhoods of the population were left as a result of the Rains.

Anefo photo collection. Water disaster in NW-Germany. 18 February 1962. Germany

Jordan floods (taken at Allenby Bridge), Floods covering entire area by the bridge. 1935

Victorian Floods - Floods. June 26, 1952.

USA, Louisiana, New Orleans, Floods during hurricane Betsy

Madrid, January 1966. State of Madrid after the floods of January 1966. In the image, a park covered in mud.

undefined. 1931 - 1963. NARA's Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Fish and Wildlife Service. Minneapolis Regional Office. 1940-1970. Annual Reports

Flooded Danbury Main Street -- Floodwaters almost completely cover autos marooned in this Connecticut city's Main street here today. This Fairfield county city, hit much harder than by the August visit of Hurricane Diane, was isolated along with the adjacent town of Ridgefield. October 16, 1955. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Flood damage , Floods, Buildings. Lawrence

Water shortage 1953.

Anefo photo collection. Flooded streets in Meppel. January 23, 1962. Meppel

Vintage Photograph. Flood during hurricane Betsy in New Orleans Louisiana.

Floods - Effects. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Photo collection Government information service. RVD Floods: overviews. Disasters, floods, floods, houses, rowing boats, Duiveland. April 7, 1953. Nieuwerkerk

Anefo photo collection. Floods in Bergen, Noord-Limburg; A crucifix surrounded by water on the edge of the village. December 13, 1965. Bergen, Bergen (Limburg)

The flooded area about Weybridge, after unprecedented rainfall the Thames burst its banks. The course of the river untraceable where the banks of the river have merged into the land. Date: 14 th Dec 1929

Backwater from the Ware River near the Ware Motor Co. on the Ware-Palmer Road, Ware, Mass., 3:55 PM, Mar. 19, 1936 , waterworks, real estate, rivers, watershed sanitary conditions, floods natural events, roads, residential structures

Flooding, Potomac River, Washington DC, USA, Harris & Ewing, March 1936

Backwater from Muddy Brook and the Ware River, looking towards Vernon Street from the Ware-Enfield Road, Ware, Mass., 12:05 PM, Mar. 19, 1936 , waterworks, real estate, brooks, watershed sanitary conditions, floods natural events, inhabited places

undefined. 1931 - 1963. NARA's Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Fish and Wildlife Service. Minneapolis Regional Office. 1940-1970. Annual Reports

USA, Louisiana, New Orleans, Floods during hurricane Betsy

The Hurricane of 1900 made landfall on September 8, 1900, in the city of Galveston, Texas, in the United States. It had estimated winds of 145 miles per hour (233 km/h) at landfall, making it a Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It was the deadliest hurricane in US history. The hurricane caused great loss of life with the estimated death toll between 6,000 and 12,000 individuals; the number most cited in official reports is 8,000, giving the storm the third-highest number of deaths or injuries of any Atlantic hurricane, after the Great Hurricane of 1780 and 1998's Hurricane Mitch. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is the deadliest natural disaster ever to strike the United States. The hurricane occurred before the practice of assigning official code names to tropical storms was instituted, and thus it is commonly referred to under a variety of descriptive names. Typical names for the storm include the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the Great Galveston Hurricane, and, e

An aerial view of Lismore shows the extent of damage done by Coast floods. February 22, 1954. (Photo by The Telegraph Feature Service Brisbane).

Flood damage , Floods, Buildings, Streets. Lawrence

Osgood & Salem Streets looking east N. And. , Floods, Streets . Massachusetts

Anefo photo collection. Floodmarks at Urmond. December 23, 1952. Limburg, Urmond

Anefo photo collection. Storm destroyed houses along beach (Zandvoort); Large havoc on Zandvoort. April 20, 1980. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

Osgood & Salem Streets looking east N. And. , Floods, Streets . Massachusetts

undefined. 1931 - 1963. NARA's Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Fish and Wildlife Service. Minneapolis Regional Office. 1940-1970. Annual Reports

The Hurricane of 1900 made landfall on September 8, 1900, in the city of Galveston, Texas, in the United States. It had estimated winds of 145 miles per hour (233 km/h) at landfall, making it a Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It was the deadliest hurricane in US history. The hurricane caused great loss of life with the estimated death toll between 6,000 and 12,000 individuals; the number most cited in official reports is 8,000, giving the storm the third-highest number of deaths or injuries of any Atlantic hurricane, after the Great Hurricane of 1780 and 1998's Hurricane Mitch. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is the deadliest natural disaster ever to strike the United States. The hurricane occurred before the practice of assigning official code names to tropical storms was instituted, and thus it is commonly referred to under a variety of descriptive names. Typical names for the storm include the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the Great Galveston Hurricane, and, e

Main street of Lismore flooded Sunday afternoon, June 25. June 28, 1950.

The Hurricane of 1900 made landfall on September 8, 1900, in the city of Galveston, Texas, in the United States. It had estimated winds of 145 miles per hour (233 km/h) at landfall, making it a Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It was the deadliest hurricane in US history. The hurricane caused great loss of life with the estimated death toll between 6,000 and 12,000 individuals; the number most cited in official reports is 8,000, giving the storm the third-highest number of deaths or injuries of any Atlantic hurricane, after the Great Hurricane of 1780 and 1998's Hurricane Mitch. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is the deadliest natural disaster ever to strike the United States. The hurricane occurred before the practice of assigning official code names to tropical storms was instituted, and thus it is commonly referred to under a variety of descriptive names. Typical names for the storm include the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the Great Galveston Hurricane, and, e

Potomac flood & ice, Georgetown, Washington D.C. ca. between 1909 and 1940.

Anefo photo collection. Flood Almelo. February 21, 1946. Almelo, Overijssel

New Break -- Water pours through break in Dike (center) on the Columbia slough, sending water over huge area not previously inundated, including big municipal airport. June 11, 1948. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Flood damage , Floods, Buildings, Streets. Lawrence

Reserve Krigsbrücke over the Piave 19.6.18. These pictures bear the note "Reservation" and were not provided for a publication due to their information content

Morris Under Water -- Here is a picture of Morris completely under water. The cars in this picture were caught in the tide of the Red River as it swept over this community, and will remain in the grip of the river until the people who have evacuated the town return. Estimates run up to as high as the middle of July before they can return. May 31, 1950. (Photo by Ted Kell, AP Wirephoto).

Anefo photo collection. Flood in Rijnsaterswoude, flooded nursery. December 4, 1960. Rijnsaterswoude

Backwater from Chicopee River at center of Three Rivers, Palmer, Mass., 3:15 PM, Sep. 21, 1938 , New England Hurricane, 1938, waterworks, real estate, rivers, watershed sanitary conditions, floods natural events, railroad stations

Flood Effects - Washington. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Hurricane 'Betsy' - Puerto Rico - 8/12/1956 , Hurricanes, Debris, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Photo collection Government information service. Environmental pollution. undated. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Vintage Photograph. Hurricane waters at Wilkes barre Pennsylvania in 1972.

The Hurricane of 1900 made landfall on September 8, 1900, in the city of Galveston, Texas, in the United States. It had estimated winds of 145 miles per hour (233 km/h) at landfall, making it a Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It was the deadliest hurricane in US history. The hurricane caused great loss of life with the estimated death toll between 6,000 and 12,000 individuals; the number most cited in official reports is 8,000, giving the storm the third-highest number of deaths or injuries of any Atlantic hurricane, after the Great Hurricane of 1780 and 1998's Hurricane Mitch. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is the deadliest natural disaster ever to strike the United States. The hurricane occurred before the practice of assigning official code names to tropical storms was instituted, and thus it is commonly referred to under a variety of descriptive names. Typical names for the storm include the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the Great Galveston Hurricane, and, e

Anefo photo collection. Disaster Tuindorp Oostzaan, Retail properties with milk bottles. January 18, 1960. Oostzaan

Anefo photo collection. tent middle flooded area. June 12, 1965

Ware River, river channel below Otis Co. dam, Ware, Mass., 10:05 AM, Mar. 13, 1936 , waterworks, real estate, rivers, watershed sanitary conditions, floods natural events, dams hydraulic structures

New England Hurricane, 1938. New England Hurricane, 1938

Damaged houses in a city

Floods - Effects. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Chicopee River, A.G. Spalding and Brothers, tailrace #1 Unit, head-canal to river - 21.8ft., drainage area - 717 square miles, flow in river (visible in photo) - 4450 cubic feet per second, flow through Dwight Canal - 1000 cubic feet per second, total - 5450 cubic feet per second - 7.6 cubic feet per second per square mile, Chicopee, Mass., 1:25 PM, Apr. 6, 1933 , waterworks, real estate, rivers, watershed sanitary conditions, tailraces, floods natural events, factories structures

USA, New York State, Binghamton, Flood scene in residential area

Water release disaster 1953.

Floods Over England -- This aerial photos of flooding farmlands near Worcester, England, gives an idea of the widespread inundation that swept over much of the "tight little isle," writing a disastrous finish to England's worst winter in many years. Damage on a nation-wide scale was estimated at 12,000,000 pounds. The British Government donated 1,000,000 pounds for relief purposes. November 4, 1947. (Photo by ACME).

Migrant workers' camp, outskirts of Marysville, California. The new migratory camps now being built by the Resettlement Administration will remove people from unsatisfactory living conditions such as these and substitute at least the minimum of comfort and sanitation. April 1936. 1935. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Marysville, California , Yuba County, Internal migrants

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Disaster Tuindorp Oostzaan, water border. January 18, 1960. Oostzaan

Buildings ripped apart by a tornado

Anefo photo collection. Floods in Limburg, Venlo e.o.; canoe. February 10, 1984. Limburg, Venlo

After The Hurricane In Virgin Islands -- Part of the destruction of the water front Harbour Department, with the Weather Bureau in the Background, at St. Thomas, in Virgin islands. Struck by the Hurricane that did vast damage to Porto Rico, and Florida, causing Great Loss of Life, The Virgin Islands also suffered. April 01, 1955. (Photo by P & A Photos).

Mining - General. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

undefined. 1931 - 1963. NARA's Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Fish and Wildlife Service. Minneapolis Regional Office. 1940-1970. Annual Reports

Flood Effects - Iowa. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Water release disaster 1953.

Destruction Shots. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Damage to a residential building, clean up.

Flooding

Vintage Photograph. Flood waters following the hurricane Betsy in New Orleans Louisiana.

Photograph showing the remnants of Hurricane Camille which still packed a powerful punch Traveling through the business district by boat. Richmond, Virginia. Dated 1969

Water shortage 1953.

Tornado, Lebanon, Kansas, circa 1902

Vintage Photograph. Water Pollution in New York City.

Anefo photo collection. Floods in Limburg, Venlo e.o.; Falled shopping street in Venlo. February 10, 1984. Limburg, Venlo

Anefo photo collection. Land shifts in Belgian municipality themselves-sisters-bolder, gendarme monitors road along subsidence. April 5, 1966

Flood defences in the Netherlands were breached during the the 1953 floods

Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection Government information service own, photo number 156-0938. 1956

undefined. 1931 - 1963. NARA's Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Fish and Wildlife Service. Minneapolis Regional Office. 1940-1970. Annual Reports

Flood at the Kvismaren

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