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I. INTRODUCTION
In response to the Flood of 1982, Mayor Win Moses, Jr., directed the development.
of the Fort Wayne-Allen County Flood Protection Plan, in conjunction with
the Mayor of New Haven and the Commissioners of Allen County. More than
thirty city and county officials, including professional engineers, planners,
and other specialists, were led by the Floodplain Management Advisory Group in
evaluating alternatives to reduce damage from floods within Fort Wayne and the
surrounding urbanized area . Extensive public input and comment on the Plan
has been maintained. throughout its development.
II. PAST FLOODS
The history of Fort Wayne is marked by periodic flooding problems. The worst
flood occurred in March of 1913 when the Maumee River crested at 26.1 feet.
Since then, significant flooding has occurred about once every five years in
the Fort Wayne-Allen County area. Floods may occur as the result of rapid
spring thaws of the snow blanket in either the St. Joseph or St. Marys Rivers'
watersheds,heavyrainfall, or any combination of these factors. The variety
of factors involved make flooding in this area unpredictable.
III. THE FLOOD OF 1982
Prior to the flood of March, 1982, the Fort Wayne-Allen County area experienced
one of the harshest winters on record, and an economic recession that
put nearly 12 percent of the area's labor force out of work. The community' s
energy and resources had been taxed by unanticipated public expenses and unexpected
personal hardships.
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Object Description
| Title | Fort Wayne-Allen County flood protection plan: abstract |
| Topic | Floodplain, Floods |
| Subject |
Flood control--Indiana--Fort Wayne Flood control--Indiana--Allen County Flood damage prevention--Indiana--Fort Wayne Flood damage prevention--Indiana--Allen County |
| Geographical Coverage |
Fort Wayne, Indiana Allen County, Indiana |
| Date of Original | May 1982 |
| Time Period | 1900-1999 |
| Source | Print version: Fort Wayne-Allen County flood protection plan: abstract. (Fort Wayne, Ind.: s.n., 1982), 18 p. |
| Additional Availability | Print version might be available at IPFW Helmke Library. See online catalog. |
| Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2006- . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1/ |
| Date Digitally Created | April 17 2012 |
| Digital Publisher | Walter E. Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne |
| Digitization Specifications | This pdf file was derived from 400 dpi, 1-bit, uncompressed TIFF images that were scanned from the originals using a Fujitsu 5750C scanner with Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional scanning software, black and white configuration. |
| Content Type | Text |
| Digital Format | text/pdf |
| Collection | Fort Wayne Area Government Information |
| Identifier | 30000121976348 |
| File Name | 30000121976348.pdf |
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| Title | Page 4 |
| Transcript | I. INTRODUCTION In response to the Flood of 1982, Mayor Win Moses, Jr., directed the development. of the Fort Wayne-Allen County Flood Protection Plan, in conjunction with the Mayor of New Haven and the Commissioners of Allen County. More than thirty city and county officials, including professional engineers, planners, and other specialists, were led by the Floodplain Management Advisory Group in evaluating alternatives to reduce damage from floods within Fort Wayne and the surrounding urbanized area . Extensive public input and comment on the Plan has been maintained. throughout its development. II. PAST FLOODS The history of Fort Wayne is marked by periodic flooding problems. The worst flood occurred in March of 1913 when the Maumee River crested at 26.1 feet. Since then, significant flooding has occurred about once every five years in the Fort Wayne-Allen County area. Floods may occur as the result of rapid spring thaws of the snow blanket in either the St. Joseph or St. Marys Rivers' watersheds,heavyrainfall, or any combination of these factors. The variety of factors involved make flooding in this area unpredictable. III. THE FLOOD OF 1982 Prior to the flood of March, 1982, the Fort Wayne-Allen County area experienced one of the harshest winters on record, and an economic recession that put nearly 12 percent of the area's labor force out of work. The community' s energy and resources had been taxed by unanticipated public expenses and unexpected personal hardships. 1 |
