Mississippi River Flood of 1937
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:dam
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| gptkbp:affectedArea |
gptkb:Arkansas
gptkb:Illinois gptkb:Indiana gptkb:Kentucky gptkb:Mississippi gptkb:Missouri gptkb:Ohio gptkb:Tennessee gptkb:West_Virginia |
| gptkbp:casualties |
385
|
| gptkbp:cause |
heavy rainfall
|
| gptkbp:displacedPeople |
over 1 million
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1937-02
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
one of the most devastating floods in U.S. history
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkb:Ohio_River gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:notableCity |
gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
gptkb:Paducah,_Kentucky gptkb:Cairo,_Illinois gptkb:Louisville,_Kentucky gptkb:Evansville,_Indiana |
| gptkbp:propertyDamage |
$500 million (1937 USD)
|
| gptkbp:response |
Federal government relief efforts
Red Cross assistance |
| gptkbp:result |
construction of new levees
flood control improvements |
| gptkbp:startDate |
1937-01
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Great_Mississippi_Flood_of_1927
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mississippi River Flood of 1937
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