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Flood waters released through the Shand dam into the Grand river at the rate of 18,276 cubic feet per second today led to the worst flood since 1929 a(...)
Flood waters released through the Shand dam into the Grand river at the rate of 18,276 cubic feet per second today led to the worst flood since 1929 a(...)

Flood waters released through the Shand dam into the Grand river at the rate of 18,276 cubic feet per second today led to the worst flood since 1929 a(...)

Date4/12/1947
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Original Toronto Star caption: Flood waters released through the Shand dam into the Grand river at the rate of 18,276 cubic feet per second today led to the worst flood since 1929 at Galt. Here the river races through Fergus, two miles below the dam
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberTSPA_0108174F
Searching for residents in flood, Rescuers, walk through waters sometimes reaching three feet on the main street of St
Searching for residents in flood, Rescuers, walk through waters sometimes reaching three feet on the main street of St
3/17/1973
Searching for residents in flood, Rescuers, walk through waters sometimes reaching three feet on the main street of St
Searching for residents in flood, Rescuers, walk through waters sometimes reaching three feet on the main street of St
n.d.
Canadian soldiers ride on a farmer's wagon through flood waters of the Assiniboine river as they travel assists volunteers in plugging dykes in the Ba(...)
Canadian soldiers ride on a farmer's wagon through flood waters of the Assiniboine river as they travel assists volunteers in plugging dykes in the Ba(...)
5/13/1948
Raging torrent: Ganaraska River roars through downtown Port Hope in worst floods to hit the town in memory last night
Raging torrent: Ganaraska River roars through downtown Port Hope in worst floods to hit the town in memory last night
3/22/1973
Flood waters from Nolin Creek swirl around Sudbury's Assomption school, About 20 families have fled their homes and 500 students got today off
Flood waters from Nolin Creek swirl around Sudbury's Assomption school, About 20 families have fled their homes and 500 students got today off
4/1/1963
Motorist caught in Torrent has narrow escape as Ice Leaves river, The main highway from Weston to Thistletown is completely shut off by flood waters f(...)
Motorist caught in Torrent has narrow escape as Ice Leaves river, The main highway from Weston to Thistletown is completely shut off by flood waters f(...)
2/21/1930
Flood worker surveys choppy waters of Red River as wind whipped across prairie adding to stricken residents' fears
Flood worker surveys choppy waters of Red River as wind whipped across prairie adding to stricken residents' fears
5/1/1979
There's no stopping 2 men with a thirst, Flood waters from the rain-swollen Nith River overflowed into New Hamburg Saturday, leaving the Brewers Retail store on a small island-but still open
There's no stopping 2 men with a thirst, Flood waters from the rain-swollen Nith River overflowed into New Hamburg Saturday, leaving the Brewers Retail store on a small island-but still open
4/20/1975
Stranded victims of the flood in New Brunswick, Although flood waters are receding in Frederiction, the area downstream between Maugerville and Sheffi(...)
Stranded victims of the flood in New Brunswick, Although flood waters are receding in Frederiction, the area downstream between Maugerville and Sheffi(...)
5/2/1973
Half a village farmhouses and part of a railroad line will vanish beneath 70 feet of water when the sluice gates of this Grand river dam at Fergus, On(...)
Half a village farmhouses and part of a railroad line will vanish beneath 70 feet of water when the sluice gates of this Grand river dam at Fergus, On(...)
3/22/1941
$5 million dam going up in the North York, A $5 million flood-control dam on the west branch of the Don River is under construction near Dufferin St. (...)
$5 million dam going up in the North York, A $5 million flood-control dam on the west branch of the Don River is under construction near Dufferin St. (...)
2/23/1973
Amphibious vehicles of the First Canadian Army show how the battle of the flood waters is being won as the Canadians force their way to the Rhine and (...)
Amphibious vehicles of the First Canadian Army show how the battle of the flood waters is being won as the Canadians force their way to the Rhine and (...)
2/22/1944