Downtown Reedsport Main Street The 10-Day Noah's Flood

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Title

Downtown Reedsport Main Street The 10-Day Noah's Flood

Subject

1964 Flood

Description

A book showcasing the impact of the 1964 flood.

Creator

The Reedsport Jay-C-Ettes

Publisher

Reedsport Main Street Program

Date

1965

Contributor

Jean Harris

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Downtown Reedsport Main Street The 1 0-Day Noah's Flood
GARDINER
Steady rains began Friday 1 Dec. 18 1 1994 in the Lower Umpqua area and di,d not subside unti I Sunday 1 Dec. 27. During these ten days 13.20 inches of rain feII • In addition to this 1 unusually high temperatures in the mountains caused a heavy run-off from the winter snowpack. Further aggravating this situation were extremely high tides and strong westerly winds which prevented run-off of high waters.
It is beIieved that this flood exceeded all others recorded since1861, at which time the entire community of Sco-ttsburg was wiped out.In downtown Reedsport the flood waters remained for three days,finally subsiding the evening of Christmas Eve. At the main inter­ section of Fourth Street and Fir Avenue, the waters reached a depth of eight feet on Wednesday, December 23.
About 325 homes and 50 businesses and other establishments were flooded for the three day period just before Christmas. All thre-e drugstores were flooded out and a II but one small restaurant. The Post Office wos forced into emergency quarters on the flat, to take care of the Christmas rush mai I.
No one could believe that this flood would be so much higher than the many previous floods they have been thro gh, so con­ sequently, by the time the realization hit home, it was too late to put up goods or evacuate anything but the people themselves. We were extremely lucky to have only one death which was at­ tributed directly to the flood.
The Umpqua River On The Rise
Last Ditch Effort To Save City
Downtown Reedsport
GAR
Downtown Reedsport
Reedsport Police Station
DOYLE SHOE MART JOHN DIEHL AGENCY
OLD COURIER BUILDING
Greenwood Avenue
MELVILLE PLUMBING
Skylark Cafe at Laurel Avenue
TEXACO SERVICE STATION
Schofield River and Shopping Center Area
DIEHL ADDITION
lOth Avenue
SKYLARK CAFE Highway 101
MOBIL SERVICE STATION Highway 101
Fir Avenue
Myrtle Avenue (Note Car In Pictures)
BEFORE AND AFTER
742 Mill Avenue
BEFORE AND AFTER
737 Mill Avenue
BEFORE AND AFTER
The Courier Building
905 Laurel Avenue
Note Water Mark on curtains
831 Myrtle Avenue
Hawthorne Avenue
Back View of Mill Avenue
Movie Anyone?
Reedsporters Evacuating
Downtown Reedsport Cleans Up
Reedsport Begins Cleaning Up
Rex Longfellow Pointing To High Water Mark On His 1925 Model 'T' Ford
Dr. Courtney Showing High Water Mark At His Office
Interior of Dr. Courtney's Office
Inside and Outside of Trailer
Onlookers at Schofield Bridge
North lOth Street and Highway A venue
The Reedsport Jay-C-Ettes have . put this book together and are making them available as a public service. We have received many pictures and help­ ful suggestions from the people of this area and wish to thank and acknowledge all those who have been
so generous with their time and aluable photographs.
1st Printing June 1965
1000 Copies

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