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Eastern Kansas Flood of 1931 Defies Control
The 1931 flood peaked July 13 with $1 billion in damage across Kansas and Missouri. Kansas City area, Topeka and Lawrence faced depths up to 24 feet, 100,000 residents evacuated, and extensive losses to farms, roads, rail lines, and warehouses. By 1951 Kansas built 25 flood storage reservoirs totaling over 6.3 million acre feet, shaping modern flood control policy.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Neosho
Blufé
Bluff
Kansas City
Kan
Topeka
Lawrence
Manhattan
Salina
Kansas River Basin
Grand River
Weather Service
Ersay
United States
Kansas River
Junection City
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Major
Corps of Engineers
Nebraska
Coronado
Topels
Ottawa
Osawe
Kanene Mur
Wesley
Keith Krause