The Flood of Dayton By:

– Beth O’Brien– Sarah Flaute– Mike Temporini

The Five Questions

1) What year the flood happened in?2) How much damage did the flood

cause?3) what four rivers contributed to the

flood?4) Who organized the rescue teams?5) what Dayton did to prevent this from

happening again?

The Date

Rain began on Easter Sunday, March 23.

Rained from the 23rd to the 27th

The rain just kept coming

Nearly 4 trillion gallons of rain – About the amount that cascades over

Niagara Fall. the water was12 feet deep.

Damage

Approximately 100 million dollars in damage 1,000 homes destroyed Many businesses destroyed

What rivers caused the Damage

Four rivers – Miami River– Scioto River– Wabash River– White River

fatalities

300 hundred lives were lost

countless amount of livestock was killed.

How did Dayton

deal with this tragedy??

Initaly, John H. Patterson made rescue teams

Used NCR whistles to warn people of the danger

Had employees make boats

Organized the Dayton Citizens Relief Association.

                   

Within several weeks…

Residents raised $2.15 million dollars.

This led to the creation of the Miami Valley Conservancy District

This system has 5 dams that collect run off water from the north.

In Dayton, the Mad, Great Miami, and Still Water Rivers all merge.

This was problematic before the dams

How did they help?

Set up food and coffee stations

Collected food donations

Collected clothing and supplies

Cooked thousands of meals

Provided shelter