High Water Data 1936 1938 Floods Massachusetts Geodetic Survey Rivers WPA RARE

Description: High Water Data Floods of March 1936 and September 1938 in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Geodetic Survey. Mass. WPA Project No. 16565. Sponsored by Massachusetts Department of Public Works. 10.75" x 8.25". 163 pp. Data comparing the flooding that preceded the Hurricane of '38 to the flooding of March 1936 in Western and Central Massachusetts. Includes a 1936 map of Rainfall Gaging Stations on Tributaries of Massachusetts Rivers; a report on high water data comparing the two floods; tables of rainfall observed; and high water data on nineteen rivers including a fold-out flood profile for each river: Blackstone RiverConnecticut River Westfield RiverChicopee RiverQuaboag RiverWare RiverPrinceDeerfield River Millers RiverTullyOtterMerrimack River Hoosac RiverHousatonic RiverQuinebaug RiverFrench River If you're a weather buff this is a fascinating record. My dad was the kind of person that the Weather Channel was made for and the Hurricane of '38 made a huge impact on him as a boy. I can just imagine the hours he would spend poring over a report like this. In very good condition. Pages are lightly tanned but in excellent condition including all the pull-out river profile pages. Cover has a crease. I add new listings daily and am happy to combine shipping. More Local History Books Book will be carefully packaged and shipped in a cardboard box.

Price: 36.95 USD

Location: Littleton, Massachusetts

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