On July 22, 1993, levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the entire town to evacuate by barges operated by the Army Corp of Engineers. It is one of the largest floods recorded from the Mississippi River.
Book Title: Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America
Book Author: John M. Barry
ISBN Number: 9780684810461
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