Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:dam
|
| gptkbp:affectedArea |
gptkb:Portland,_Oregon
gptkb:Richland,_Washington gptkb:Trail,_British_Columbia gptkb:Vanport,_Oregon |
| gptkbp:casualties |
at least 50
|
| gptkbp:cause |
heavy rainfall
rapid snowmelt |
| gptkbp:displacedPeople |
over 50,000
|
| gptkbp:economicImportance |
hundreds of millions of dollars
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
June 1948
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
one of the worst floods in Pacific Northwest history
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Great Flood of 1948
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Columbia_River gptkb:Pacific_Northwest gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive national coverage
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
destruction of Vanport
evacuation of Portland neighborhoods flooding of Columbia River towns |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
changes in flood control policy
construction of new dams improved levee systems |
| gptkbp:startDate |
May 1948
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Rivière_Fraser
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
|