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The flood-swollen Qu'Appelle River surges through Lumsden, Sask
The flood-swollen Qu'Appelle River surges through Lumsden, Sask

The flood-swollen Qu'Appelle River surges through Lumsden, Sask

Date4/22/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: The flood-swollen Qu'Appelle River surges through Lumsden; Sask.; covering the deck of the old steel bridge on the main street. An army of men and machines has battled to save the Prairie town; with a population of 850; and the mayor says: I think we have got her beat. Some evacuees are back at home.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0007308F
      To keep ahead of the flood-swollen Qu'Appelle River while it threatens Lumsden, Sask
      To keep ahead of the flood-swollen Qu'Appelle River while it threatens Lumsden, Sask
      Loek, Dick
      4/23/1974
      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
      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
      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
      Track survey of the Qu'Appelle or Calling River and Valley
      Track survey of the Qu'Appelle or Calling River and Valley
      Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
      1860
      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
      Cooper, David
      2/16/1984
      Streetsville Mayor Hazel McCallion inspects flooding caused by the storm-swollen Mullett Creek, which flows through the town, engulfed Dolphin Park an(...)
      Streetsville Mayor Hazel McCallion inspects flooding caused by the storm-swollen Mullett Creek, which flows through the town, engulfed Dolphin Park an(...)
      Calleja, Frank
      2/4/1973
      The Rain-swollen credit river engulfs Memorial park in Streetsville, where it swept away four footbridges, on of them where the youths are standing. [Incomplete]
      The Rain-swollen credit river engulfs Memorial park in Streetsville, where it swept away four footbridges, on of them where the youths are standing. [Incomplete]
      Norris, Dave
      1/27/1973
      As the Credit River, swollen by spring runoff and heavy rain, rose alarmingly workmen abandoned a construction site south of Streetsville, building a (...)
      As the Credit River, swollen by spring runoff and heavy rain, rose alarmingly workmen abandoned a construction site south of Streetsville, building a (...)
      Norris, Dave
      4/13/1972
      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
      Flood waters released through the Shand dam into the Grand river at the rate of 18,276 cubic feet per second today led to the worst flood since 1929 a(...)
      Flood waters released through the Shand dam into the Grand river at the rate of 18,276 cubic feet per second today led to the worst flood since 1929 a(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      4/12/1947
      Argo Fullback Neil Lumsden crashes through Hamilton Tiger-Cat line in traditional Thanksgiving Day match
      Argo Fullback Neil Lumsden crashes through Hamilton Tiger-Cat line in traditional Thanksgiving Day match
      Lennon, Frank
      10/10/1977