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The Flood of March 22nd, 1912, at Pittsburgh, PA
On March 22d, 1912, the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, which join at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio, reached a gauge height of 28.1 ft., the highest stage since February 16th, 1908, when there was a 30.7-ft. flood.† Except for a second flood, on March 20th, 1908, which reached a stage of 27.3 ft., no other flood of importance had occurred at Pittsburgh for four years, although the danger line, 22 ft., had been reached several times, the highest stage occurring on January 31st, 1911, when the rivers rose to a gauge height of 25.2 ft. The record stage of 35.5 ft. occurred on March 15th, 1907, when about $6 000 000 of flood damage resulted.
The Flood of March 22nd, 1912, at Pittsburgh, PA
On March 22d, 1912, the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, which join at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio, reached a gauge height of 28.1 ft., the highest stage since February 16th, 1908, when there was a 30.7-ft. flood.† Except for a second flood, on March 20th, 1908, which reached a stage of 27.3 ft., no other flood of importance had occurred at Pittsburgh for four years, although the danger line, 22 ft., had been reached several times, the highest stage occurring on January 31st, 1911, when the rivers rose to a gauge height of 25.2 ft. The record stage of 35.5 ft. occurred on March 15th, 1907, when about $6 000 000 of flood damage resulted.
The Flood of March 22nd, 1912, at Pittsburgh, PA
Grant, Kenneth C. (author)
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; 76 ; 302-325
2021-01-01
241913-01-01 pages
Article (Journal)
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