Iowa flood of 2008
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The Iowa flood of 2008 was a devastating series of floods across Iowa that inundated numerous communities, caused widespread damage to infrastructure and agriculture, and led to large-scale evacuations and federal disaster declarations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2008 Cedar River flood | 1 |
| Iowa flood of 2008 canonical | 1 |
| Midwestern United States floods of 2008 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3956918 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Iowa flood of 2008 Context triple: [Iowa River, hasMajorFloodEvent, Iowa flood of 2008]
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A.
1997 Red River flood
The 1997 Red River flood was a catastrophic spring flood along the Red River of the North that devastated communities in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba, causing widespread evacuations and extensive property damage.
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B.
Great Sioux City Flood of 1892
The Great Sioux City Flood of 1892 was a devastating late-19th-century flood that inundated Sioux City, Iowa, causing widespread destruction and loss of life along the Missouri River.
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C.
2008 Kosi flood
The 2008 Kosi flood was a catastrophic river flood in northern India and Nepal that displaced millions of people and caused widespread destruction when the Kosi River dramatically changed its course.
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D.
2003 Dead River flood
The 2003 Dead River flood was a major dam-failure-induced flooding event in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that caused significant damage in and around the city of Marquette.
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E.
Great Flood of 1879
The Great Flood of 1879 was a catastrophic inundation of the city of Szeged in Hungary that destroyed most of the town and prompted a major reconstruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Iowa flood of 2008 Target entity description: The Iowa flood of 2008 was a devastating series of floods across Iowa that inundated numerous communities, caused widespread damage to infrastructure and agriculture, and led to large-scale evacuations and federal disaster declarations.
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A.
1997 Red River flood
The 1997 Red River flood was a catastrophic spring flood along the Red River of the North that devastated communities in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba, causing widespread evacuations and extensive property damage.
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B.
Great Sioux City Flood of 1892
The Great Sioux City Flood of 1892 was a devastating late-19th-century flood that inundated Sioux City, Iowa, causing widespread destruction and loss of life along the Missouri River.
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C.
2008 Kosi flood
The 2008 Kosi flood was a catastrophic river flood in northern India and Nepal that displaced millions of people and caused widespread destruction when the Kosi River dramatically changed its course.
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D.
2003 Dead River flood
The 2003 Dead River flood was a major dam-failure-induced flooding event in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that caused significant damage in and around the city of Marquette.
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E.
Great Flood of 1879
The Great Flood of 1879 was a catastrophic inundation of the city of Szeged in Hungary that destroyed most of the town and prompted a major reconstruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood
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natural disaster ⓘ river flood ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
Cedar Falls, Iowa
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa ⓘ Coralville, Iowa ⓘ Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Des Moines metropolitan area
Iowa City, Iowa ⓘ Waterloo, Iowa ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Iowa
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Iowa
|
| cause |
above-average spring precipitation
ⓘ
prolonged heavy rainfall ⓘ saturated soils ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource |
Federal Emergency Management Agency documents
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National Weather Service ⓘ
surface form:
National Weather Service reports
State of Iowa emergency management reports ⓘ |
| endTime | 2008-06 ⓘ |
| floodedRiver |
Cedar River
ⓘ
Iowa River ⓘ Mississippi River ⓘ Wapsipinicon River ⓘ |
| followedBy |
federal disaster relief efforts
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long-term recovery and rebuilding projects ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
breaching of levees
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closure of roads and bridges ⓘ contamination of drinking water systems ⓘ damage to homes and businesses ⓘ displacement of residents ⓘ disruption of rail transport ⓘ loss of crops ⓘ overtopping of levees ⓘ soil erosion ⓘ temporary shutdown of industrial facilities ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Iowa ⓘ |
| mainImpact |
damage to agriculture
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damage to infrastructure ⓘ federal disaster declarations ⓘ large-scale evacuations ⓘ widespread flooding of communities in Iowa ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
closure of Interstate highways and major state routes in Iowa
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evacuation of large portions of downtown Cedar Rapids ⓘ flooding of University of Iowa campus buildings ⓘ record crest of Cedar River at Cedar Rapids ⓘ |
| partOf |
Iowa flood of 2008
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Midwestern United States floods of 2008
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| pointInTime | 2008 ⓘ |
| startTime | 2008-05 ⓘ |
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Subject: Iowa flood of 2008 Description of subject: The Iowa flood of 2008 was a devastating series of floods across Iowa that inundated numerous communities, caused widespread damage to infrastructure and agriculture, and led to large-scale evacuations and federal disaster declarations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.