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Rising 17 feet above its normal depth, the Grand river is shown here at Galt
Rising 17 feet above its normal depth, the Grand river is shown here at Galt

Rising 17 feet above its normal depth, the Grand river is shown here at Galt

Date3/20/1948
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Original Toronto Star caption: Rising 17 feet above its normal depth; the Grand river is shown here at Galt; where more than 200 people have been forced out of their homes and several hundred more have been marooned. [Incomplete]
Subject
GeographyCity, town, townshipCambridge
GeographyNeighbourhoodGalt (Cambridge, Ontario)
GeographyHistorical locationGalt (Ont.)
GeographyRegion or DistrictWaterloo (Ont. : Regional municipality)
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object NumberTSPA_0007195F
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4/26/1976
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2/16/1984
The spring runoff, combined with yesterday's downpour, has turned the Credit River into a swollen, ragining torrent that has overflowed its bank in ma(...)
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4/13/1972
Hardest Hit by grand river floods yesterday was downtown alt section of the city of Cambridge
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5/17/1974
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3/19/1986
4 pix transmitted-lumsiten dikes rising to keep ahead of flood
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4/22/1974
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Waves Threaten Oakville Lakeshore Homes yesterday as winds of up to 40 miles an hour threw 10-foot waves hundreds of feet inland. Ten acres of area pa(...)
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Volunteers worked late into the night building sandbag walls against 10-feet waves which threatened Lakeshore Rd
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4/9/1973
Image shows a part of the street under the bridge flooded with a car floating around.
Six feet of icy water covers Summerhill underpass on Yonge St. after 36-inch watermain burst yesterday afternoon. One automobile was trapped, but driver escaped before it was submerged completely. [Incomplete]
1/30/1977
Bare feet are best
Bare feet are best
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