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Water rises disastrously as rain gluts the Brazos rivershed
On this day in 1899, rain began falling on the Brazos River watershed, the beginning of the disastrous Brazos Flood. Over the next eleven days, a total of 8.9 inches fell on more than 66,000 square miles, causing the Brazos to overflow its banks and inundate 12,000 square miles. The known dead number 284, and thousands of others were left homeless. The highest recorded stage was at Hearne, where the water rose above the flood gauges.
- Links to Related Handbook of Texas Online Articles
- BRAZOS FLOOD OF 1899
- BRAZOS RIVER
- WEATHER
- Other Texas Day by Day Articles for This Date
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- First TSHA annual meeting held in Austin (1897)
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