A history of Southern Alberta floods leading up to and including the great flood of 2013
A car and a motorcycle head east on 40th Avenue S.W. east of Elbow Drive during the floods of 1929. Photo: Glenbow Archives NA-3334-1B / June 3, 1929, Calgary.CALGARY : Bow, Elbow and Highwood rivers overflow to submerge High River as well as southwest and northwest city districts under a metre of muddy water. It takes a heavy toll on zoo animals.
The 1932 flood left much of Hillhurst and Sunnyside under water. Calgary Herald archived photo; Water Survey of Canada.CALGARY : On June 1, 1932, Calgary receives 79.2 mm over a 24-hour period, just .6 mm less than the average rainfall for the whole month. The empty reservoir of the recently completed Glenmore Dam prevents majorCANMORE : Ice jams cause the Bow River to flood, dousing heating plants and forcing families to scramble for their lives in -20C temperatures.
Flooding also occurred in December of 1946. An indication of how high the flood waters rose around the cottage of Gordon Grassick early Monday morning, when he lost his life rescuing his wife and daughter, is shown in this picture. At the rear of the boat is Albert Grassick, Gordon’s brother, who went to the home Tuesday afternoon to collect some of the family’s property, with a city fireman. Calgary Herald archived photo.CALGARY : Zookeepers evacuate animals from St.
Dec. 5, 1950: Two members of the Calgary Amateur Radio Emergency Corps are shown here during one of the flood patrols. Jack Rothwell, emergency co-coordinator, is outside the car and Al Estabrook inside. The amateur radio operators co-operated with the city in patrolling the flood areas. Calgary Herald archived photo.CALGARY : Nearly 3,000 residents are forced to abandon their houses, apartments and hotel rooms in -30C degree temperatures when ice jams the Bow.
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