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Title
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1903: The Great Flood
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Description
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Article describes the 1903 Flood in Armourdale, the Kansas River bottoms, and the lower areas of the Argentine district. Author believes the primary cause of the 1903 Flood on the Kansas River was its inability to drain into the Missouri due to the flooded condition of the latter.
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Date
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2002
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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1951: The Great Flood
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Description
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Photos and article about the 1951 flood, "the second major flood of Kansas City, Kansas history" and the author's experiences in surviving it.
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Date
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2001
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Damming the Kaw: The Kiro Controversy and Flood Control in the Great Depression
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Description
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Article retells the history of a depression era (1933) flood control project to dam the Kansas River and create a giant lake between Kiro Dam and Manhattan, Kansas. It not only would control flooding but it would provide thousands of jobs and help bring economic recovery to the area. Contains numerous maps, photos, and footnotes.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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In the Wake of the Floods
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Description
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Article about the flood control projects of the Pick-Sloan plan, a federal program set up before the 1951 flood but not built in time to prevent disasters caused along the Kansas and Missouri Rivers in 1951, with photos.
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Date
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1951-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Floods in the West
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Description
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Four photos of different sections of Topeka, Kansas, showing severe flooding from the Kansas River in 1903.
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Date
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1903-06-13
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Kansas City Takes Biggest Beating
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Description
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Flood levels one foot above the previous 1903 record, for the mouth of the Kansas River, of 36.0 feet. Thorough description of general damage, especially in industrial districts.
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Date
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1951-07-19
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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That Damned Missouri River
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Description
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Photos, map, and extensive article about the Missouri River and its history of navigation and surrounding settlements. Depiction of Kansas City area scenes including Downtown and the Country Club Plaza, Hallmark Cards, pollution at the mouth of the Kansas River, chemical testing at the Kansas City waterworks, and Thomas Hart Benton.
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Date
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1971-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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In the Bend of the Kaw
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Description
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Part I-Earliest Settlements, 1825-1854. The author includes quotes from standard sources. Part II-"The Farmers Came" 1855-1879 (V.1#7, p.276-279.) Part III-"Take 'er Down an 'turn 'er", 1875-1900 (V.1,#8, p.325-330) Final in series - "And the Floods Came", 1901-1951 (V.1, #9, p.380-385).
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Date
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2002
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
