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Swollen river: Residents watching the tugboats manoeuvre had to leave in a hurry when the river overflowed its banks, leaving much of the area under a foot of water
Swollen river: Residents watching the tugboats manoeuvre had to leave in a hurry when the river overflowed its banks, leaving much of the area under a foot of water

Swollen river: Residents watching the tugboats manoeuvre had to leave in a hurry when the river overflowed its banks, leaving much of the area under a foot of water

Date2/16/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Swollen river: Residents watching the tugboats manoeuvre had to leave in a hurry when the river overflowed its banks; leaving much of the area under a foot of water.
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    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0007257F
      There's no stopping 2 men with a thirst, Flood waters from the rain-swollen Nith River overflowed into New Hamburg Saturday, leaving the Brewers Retail store on a small island-but still open
      There's no stopping 2 men with a thirst, Flood waters from the rain-swollen Nith River overflowed into New Hamburg Saturday, leaving the Brewers Retail store on a small island-but still open
      Beaty, Keith
      4/20/1975
      The spring runoff, combined with yesterday's downpour, has turned the Credit River into a swollen, ragining torrent that has overflowed its bank in ma(...)
      The spring runoff, combined with yesterday's downpour, has turned the Credit River into a swollen, ragining torrent that has overflowed its bank in ma(...)
      Norris, Dave
      4/13/1972
      Ice-choked credit river overflowed its banks at Glen Williams yesterday and sent a wave of gigantic ice-floes, logs and other debris racing through a (...)
      Ice-choked credit river overflowed its banks at Glen Williams yesterday and sent a wave of gigantic ice-floes, logs and other debris racing through a (...)
      Canada Pictures
      3/8/1946
      The River Thames with all its fascinations lies right at your doorstep when visiting London and wandering its banks is a lesson in history that costs (...)
      The River Thames with all its fascinations lies right at your doorstep when visiting London and wandering its banks is a lesson in history that costs (...)
      Bryant, George
      12/17/1979
      The swirling floodwaters of the Credit River near the foot of Willow Lane in Meadowvale don't upset some of the residents, even when their basements a(...)
      The swirling floodwaters of the Credit River near the foot of Willow Lane in Meadowvale don't upset some of the residents, even when their basements a(...)
      Calleja, Frank
      3/5/1974
      Residents leave for higher ground, More than 85 familys on one street alone had to fle their homes in the wake fo flood waters from Lake St. Clair
      Residents leave for higher ground, More than 85 familys on one street alone had to fle their homes in the wake fo flood waters from Lake St. Clair
      Ross, Fred
      3/17/1973
      Residents leave for higher ground, More than 85 familys on one street alone had to flee their homes in the wake of flood waters from Lake St. Clair
      Residents leave for higher ground, More than 85 familys on one street alone had to flee their homes in the wake of flood waters from Lake St. Clair
      Ross, Fred
      3/17/1973
      Flood danger: Keith Hay stands beside some of the ice from the swollen Humber River that threatened to tear apart of his home in the Kleinburg area last week
      Flood danger: Keith Hay stands beside some of the ice from the swollen Humber River that threatened to tear apart of his home in the Kleinburg area last week
      Bock, Tony
      2/25/1985
      Flood danger: Keith Hay stands beside some of the ice from the swollen Humber River that threatened to tear apart of his home in the Kleinburg area last week
      Flood danger: Keith Hay stands beside some of the ice from the swollen Humber River that threatened to tear apart of his home in the Kleinburg area last week
      Bock, Tony
      2/25/1985
      Gravel banks and columns, Tranquille River, 3 miles from its mouth
      Gravel banks and columns, Tranquille River, 3 miles from its mouth
      Baltzly, Benjamin,‏ ‎1835-1883‏
      1871
      Watching the water go by, a young visitor to the Caledon Centre for the Arts and Crafts, Veda Neets, stands beside the 20 foot waterfall that tumbles beside the 90-year-old mill on the Credit River, near Alton.
      Watching the water go by, a young visitor to the Caledon Centre for the Arts and Crafts, Veda Neets, stands beside the 20 foot waterfall that tumbles beside the 90-year-old mill on the Credit River, near Alton.
      Caledon Centre for the Arts and Crafts
      9/27/1971
      Looting aftermath: Rudy Gutknecht, 14, and Matthew Centeno, 2, comfort each other while watching area residents clean up debris at a looted mall
      Looting aftermath: Rudy Gutknecht, 14, and Matthew Centeno, 2, comfort each other while watching area residents clean up debris at a looted mall
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      5/2/1992