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A U.S. Coast Guard boat crew searches for flood victims in need of help in Ottawa, Ohio. The Blanchard River was 7.5 feet (2 m) above flood level in Findlay, the highest level since 1913. A 92-year-old man drowned trying to get to safety after his car became trapped in floodwater near Findlay, where water poured into the downtown area from the ...
In August 2007 flooding along the Blanchard River caused more than $100 million in damage in Findlay and an estimated $12 million in damage in Ottawa. Flooding in Ottawa is aggravated by the low bridge carrying County Road I-9 in Putnam County. It traps debris, forming a dam during floods. Flooding also caused damage in Findlay in March 2011.
There was also flooding in Oklahoma & Texas as well (albeit from a different weather system). They should probably get some mention as well. Gopher backer 14:13, 23 August 2007 (UTC) [ reply] As the same weather system produced the Ohio flooding it should be expanded.
The Great Flood of 1913 occurred between March 23 and March 26, after major rivers in the central and eastern United States flooded from runoff and several days of heavy rain. Related deaths and damage in the United States were widespread and extensive. While the exact number is not certain, flood-related deaths in Ohio, Indiana, and eleven ...
On Easter 1913, the rains began for three days, and Ohio lost 470 people to one of the deadliest floods in U.S. history. 111 years later, recalling the tragedy and heroism of the 1913 Fremont ...
Ottawa River (Lake Erie) The Ottawa River, also known as Ottawa Creek, is a short river, approximately 20 miles (32 km) long [1] (or about 48 miles (77 km) [1] if Tenmile Creek, the longest tributary, is included), in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan in the United States. [2] It drains an area on the Ohio-Michigan border along the eastern ...
Ottawa is a village and the county seat of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. [4] It is located about 51 miles (82 km) southwest of Toledo . The population is 4,456 as of the 2020 census .
Heavy rainfall brought flash flooding to areas of central Ohio on August 17.These videos taken by April-Mae McFarland in Reynoldsburg show floodwaters washing debris down a residential street.The ...