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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:disaster_response
gptkb:dam
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Great_California_Flood
gptkb:Noah's_Flood_of_California
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gptkbp:cause
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atmospheric river
prolonged heavy rain
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gptkbp:consequence
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transportation disruption
agricultural losses
livestock losses
California state government temporarily relocated
Central Valley turned into inland sea
Sacramento submerged
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gptkbp:duration
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43 days
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gptkbp:effect
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widespread flooding
destruction of infrastructure
loss of life
economic damage
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gptkbp:endDate
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1862-01
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gptkbp:followedBy
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rebuilding efforts
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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largest flood in recorded California history
prompted changes in flood control policy
transformed California's landscape
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Great Flood of 1862
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkb:California
gptkb:Nevada
gptkb:New_Mexico_Territory
gptkb:Oregon
gptkb:Utah
gptkb:Northern_Mexico
gptkb:Washington_Territory
gptkb:Arizona_Territory
gptkb:Idaho_Territory
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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contemporary newspapers
historical accounts
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Leland_Stanford
gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkb:Frederick_Low
gptkb:John_G._Downey
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gptkbp:notablePlace
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gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:Portland,_Oregon
gptkb:Sacramento
gptkb:Oregon_City
San Joaquin Valley
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:dam
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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gptkb:1861–62_California_floods
gptkb:ARkStorm_scenario
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gptkbp:startDate
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1861-12
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gptkbp:victim
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hundreds
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Santa_Ana_River
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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