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Two inches of rain-5 billion gallons, and almost the equivalent of a normal rainfall for all of May-fell on Metro last night, flooding an underpass on(...)
Two inches of rain-5 billion gallons, and almost the equivalent of a normal rainfall for all of May-fell on Metro last night, flooding an underpass on(...)

Two inches of rain-5 billion gallons, and almost the equivalent of a normal rainfall for all of May-fell on Metro last night, flooding an underpass on(...)

Date5/16/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Two inches of rain-5 billion gallons; and almost the equivalent of a normal rainfall for all of May-fell on Metro last night; flooding an underpass on King St. W. where Dmitro Stefnuk is bailing out his stalled cat. [Incomplete]
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007220F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
Flooding Don creates traffic chaos, Southbound Don Valley Parkway traffic inches its way toward the Bloor St
Flooding Don creates traffic chaos, Southbound Don Valley Parkway traffic inches its way toward the Bloor St
2/14/1984
One of the 50 bulldozers at work to mile clay on top of the dikes, which were a few inches to a foot above the water
One of the 50 bulldozers at work to mile clay on top of the dikes, which were a few inches to a foot above the water
4/22/1974
A truck plows through floodwaters on a road near Leamington, one of the areas worst hit by flooding from heavy rain and water blown ashore from Lake E(...)
A truck plows through floodwaters on a road near Leamington, one of the areas worst hit by flooding from heavy rain and water blown ashore from Lake E(...)
11/15/1972
Don Valley waterway: A solitary Metro police car was the only vehicle on the road this morning as the Don Valley turned into one big lake after a record-setting rainfall overnight
Don Valley waterway: A solitary Metro police car was the only vehicle on the road this morning as the Don Valley turned into one big lake after a record-setting rainfall overnight
8/27/1986
Crushed by ice: Buckled houses and rubble along the Winisk River are a sad reminder of spring flooding that destroyed all but seven of the Cree village's 60 buildings two weeks ago
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6/1/1986
Having a ball, The rest of us may have found the some 16 inches of snow, rain and freezing rain that fell in Metro Toronto yesterday anything but amus(...)
Having a ball, The rest of us may have found the some 16 inches of snow, rain and freezing rain that fell in Metro Toronto yesterday anything but amus(...)
2/26/1965
Image shows a part of the street under the bridge flooded with a car floating around.
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1/30/1977
Drowned radishes, Mary Srebnik salvages what she can of her Spanish black radishes in a waterlogged field in the Holland Marsh. Much of her farm is flooded from record rainfalls
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9/30/1986
Completely surrounded by water from the flooding Red river this farm is still able to carry on with work around the barns as they are elevated above the flood level
Completely surrounded by water from the flooding Red river this farm is still able to carry on with work around the barns as they are elevated above the flood level
4/6/1966
Trouble spot: Harbor commission officials say the Keating Channel, pictured above, which carries water from the Don River, should be dredged to help prevent flooding of the Don Valley Parkway
Trouble spot: Harbor commission officials say the Keating Channel, pictured above, which carries water from the Don River, should be dredged to help prevent flooding of the Don Valley Parkway
8/27/1986
Surrounded by water following the recent storm and flooding along the Lake Erie shoreline, is this farm in the small community of Erieau, south of Chatham. [Incomplete]
Surrounded by water following the recent storm and flooding along the Lake Erie shoreline, is this farm in the small community of Erieau, south of Chatham. [Incomplete]
4/11/1973
Don River flooding parts of Bayview Avenue
Don River flooding parts of Bayview Avenue
6/22/1996