High Level Mark June 7, 1894 11 A.M., Portland, Oregon
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Rose Red
N 45° 31.498 W 122° 40.333
10T E 525597 N 5041322
The Willamette River is prone to periodic floods -- 1861, 1894, 1899, 1948, 1964 and 1996.
Waymark Code: WM5RQ1
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2009
Views: 18
The Willamette River is prone to periodic floods. The great winter flood of 1861 destroyed several towns along the river. The flood of 1894 seems to be the first flood well documented with photographs: one such famous picture depicts men thigh-deep in water in downtown Portland, pointing shotguns at decoy ducks as they float by in the flood waters and another shows men boating through the streets of Portland. The great Vanport Flood of 1948 wiped out Oregon's then second-largest city in less than an hour. It had been built to temporarily house WWII shipyard workers and their families. The city was located near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers, an area now occupied by Portland International Raceway and the Blue Heron Golf Course. Other notable floods include events in 1899, 1964, and 1996.
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: Wall Plaque
When did this occur?: June 7, 1894
Website related to the event..: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.