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Big Thompson Flood


Title	Big Thompson Flood
Image ID Number	S00222
Date	1976 c.
Decade	1970s
Description	Unidentified people talking to Charlene Tresner in the jeep; she is surveying the damage of the Big Thompson Flood. The Big Thompson Canyon flood on July 31, 1976 occurred when a thunderstorm stalled over the canyon dropping twelve inches of rain during a four hour period. The river rose nineteen feet forcing a torrent of water down the canyon and onto the eastern plain. 145 people were killed, 418 homes and 52 businesses were destroyed and an additional 138 homes were damaged. [50, page 7]
Content Type	people
Historical Context	Urban Growth & Technology 1970-Present
Image Source	Slides Collection
File Location	Slide Book I page 13 Show #50
Language	English
Image Origin	Slide
Digitization Format	HP ScanJet 6100C Scanner; Adobe 6.0; TIFF 800 dpi; JPEG 72 dpi; GIF 72 dpi
Collection Name	HistoricPhotographs

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The Water Ways Photograph Database provides 1200 photographs associated with Larimer County water history.