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• Jug of Middle Island Creek

  … did a thriving business until being washed off by a flood on April 6, 1852. Later mills at this location were destroyed by floods in 1858, 1873, 1875, and 1884. Floods enlarged the mill raceway to the point that the creek, during normal …

• Kanawha County

  … laborers on plantations that lined the flood plain, gave the Kanawha Valley … one of the valley’s worst floods on September 29, 1861. The … , more than 16 feet above flood stage. After the Civil War, … of the state. A "deadly flood on the Elk River in …

• Kenova

  … ":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1956 opened in 1925 and is still in operation. Kenova experienced two disastrous floods, in 1913 and "1937":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2372, but residents recovered from these calamities …

• Williamson

  … Virginia's 38th largest city. Williamson was once the victim of periodic flooding by the Tug Fork. On April 5, 1977, the Tug reached a record 52.56 feet, more than 25 feet above flood stage. In 1991, a floodwall was constructed to protect the town. …

• Bob Wise

  … www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/697 and the devastating Mingo County floods of 1978. Wise ran for public office for the … skills as chief executive were tested early by severe flooding which caused widespread destruction. Credited for his leadership in …

• Coal River Navigation Company

  … and dams were limited. On September 29, 1861, one of the greatest floods ever in the Kanawha River watershed caused great damage to the … reached 46.87 feet in Charleston, more than 16 feet above flood stage. After the war the new state of West Virginia …

• Lincoln County

  … Adrian_ and the _R. H. Lindsey_ made trips up and down the Guyan, as the Guyandotte River is often called. An 1861 flood destroyed the locks and dams, and they were never rebuilt. The people were about equally divided during the "Civil War": …

• Conservation Movement

  … longer able to regulate the flow of water, devastating "flooding":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2200 occurred in March 1907. This flooding seriously affected agricultural lands and cities in the Monongahela …

• Mason County

  … is 445.2 square miles. Low-lying land is regularly visited by floods, which were disastrous in 1913 and "1937":https://www. … Pleasant reached a record 62.80 feet, more than 22 feet above flood stage. On January 27, 1937, the river crested at 62.70 …

• McDowell County

  … Creek and Dry Fork. McDowell County suffered severe flooding in 2001 and 2002. On July 8, … 19.77 feet, more than two feet above flood stage. On May 2, 2002, the … hundreds of homes and businesses. The 2002 floods and related weather killed four people. The …

• Ohio River

  … 1803, a common occurrence at the time. Flooding was also a serious problem. The … for the river’s entire length. Large floods (especially those of 1847, 1884, 1913, … of floodwalls and levees on the Ohio, and flood-control dams on the tributaries. All …

• Parsons

  … significantly in the 1950s. The "1985 flood":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … .3 feet, more than eight feet above flood stage. More than 90 percent of … those whose homes were purchased after the flood chose to settle outside Parsons. A …

• Mingo County

  … say that the practice has aggravated recent flooding of the region. Its defenders point … mines. The Tug and Guyandotte rivers flood occasionally, sometimes doing great damage to Mingo County. The most devastating recent floods occurred in 1977 and 1984, …

• Pocahontas County

  … Snowshoe have brought other new residents. "Floods":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/ … county’s recent history. There were significant floods in 1908, 1913, 1933, 1936, and … , and on January 19, 1996, a flood almost as big hit the county. …

• Poultry

  … state. In 1985, a "disastrous flood":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles … were lost; the processing plants were flooded; and the South Branch Valley Railroad … devastated. Growers whose flocks were not flooded received air-lifted feed until …

• Eastern Panhandle

  … is about ten inches less than the state average. Occasional storms from the Atlantic sweep across the region and cause severe flood damage, as in "1985":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2197 when 3,200 homes were destroyed and many lives …

• Monongahela National Forest

  … mountains and erosion along the streams. In March 1907, the land along the banks of the Monongahela River was devastated by flooding. As a result of this damage and damage to woodlands and streams in other areas of the United States, Congress enacted the …

• The Monongahela River

  … the river bottom. Despite the navigation dams, the lower Monongahela flooded heavily in 1907, causing more than $100 million of … forests as a way of reforesting lands to prevent subsequent floods. West Virginia was one of the first two southern states …

• Moorefield

  … www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2038 hampered Southern troop strength during the 1864 Shenandoah Valley campaign. In 1985, "flood waters":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2197 devastated Moorefield, taking homes, businesses, and lives. …

• Gilmer County

  … of Senior Citizens of Gilmer County. "Flooding":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2200 … org/articles/2197 reached 13 feet above flood stage at Glenville, the highest on … in town. Until 1985, the big flood of March 1967 had been considered …

• Glenville

  … struck in 1875 at nearby Letter Gap. Glenville is now the headquarters of several oil and gas firms. The "1985 flood":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2197 devastated the downtown, leading many businesses to move to the higher Hays City …

• Grant County

  … both the beauty and the destructive power of the South Branch. Major floods brought devastation in 1924, 1936, and 1949. Worst of all was the great "flood of 1985":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2197, which left 13 …

• Grantsville

  … ":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2179, and "Glenville":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2124. Regular flooding, two disastrous downtown fires, and the relocation of Route 16 have changed the appearance of the town and …

• The Environment

  … . Cutover forests suffered wildfires, which led to erosion and flooding. State and national forests and "state parks": … ;:https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/652 were built to reduce flooding of cities along the Kanawha, Monongahela, and Ohio …

• New Martinsville

  … renamed in 1871. New Martinsville has seen massive floods, which made the streets navigable only by boat. One of the worst floods hit on March 19, 1936, and the city was again flooded in September 2004. New Martinsville is the meeting …