The Great Flood of 1862 was the largest flood in the recorded history of California, Oregon, and Nevada, inundating the western United States and portions of British Columbia and Mexico. It was preceded by weeks of continuous rains and snows that began in Oregon in November 1861 and continued into January 1862.

Mar 11, 2024 · Among California’s most notorious weather events was the “Great Flood” of 1861–62, then the largest in the recorded history of the West and, as the New York Times reported, the “most disastrous flood that has occurred since its settlement by white men.”

9 December 1861 – 20 January 1962 — The Great Flood of 1862 dropped a record-setting amount of rain along the U.S. West Coast from December 1861 through January 1862. While the flooding affected Washington and Oregon, California was hit especially hard.

Jan 11, 2022 · One hundred and sixty years ago, the biggest flood in modern history wiped out California: 4,000 dead, one-third of all property destroyed, a quarter of the state’s 800,000 cattle drowned or...

The Great Storm of 1861-1862, often referred to as the Great Flood of 1862, was a series of intense storms that battered California for several weeks. The event occurred during the winter months, particularly between December 1861 and January 1862 when the state experienced an exceptionally rainy season, causing widespread flooding that ...

Jan 1, 2013 · Today, the same regions that were submerged in 1861-62 are home to California’s fastest-growing cities. Although this flood is all but forgotten, important lessons from this catastrophe can be...

One hundred and sixty years ago, the biggest flood in modern history wiped out California: 4,000 dead, one-third of all property destroyed, a quarter of the state’s 800,000 cattle drowned or starved.

Jun 11, 2021 · Under the heading for California, one date appeared again and again, like a drumbeat: 1862, 1862, 1862, 1862. The flood that year was the largest in the recorded history of the state, a series of storms that inundated wide expanses of …

The Great Flood of 1862 was the largest recorded flood in the history of California, Nevada, and Oregon. It occurred following several weeks of continuous rain and snow that began in Oregon in November of 1861 and continued into January 1862.These weather conditions contributed to flooding that spanned from the Columbia River in western Oregon ...

Jan 16, 2017 · The storms of December 1861 and January 1862 caused widespread flooding and damage from Canada down to Sonora, Mexico, and this was capped off with early snowmelt triggered by warmer...