1814 Perth flood

1814 disaster in Perth, Scotland February 2024 1814 Perth flood File:Flood water levels - geograph.org.uk - 1969143.jpg Flood water levels inscribed into Smeaton's Bridge, which spans the River Tay at Perth 1814 2 12 yes yes Perth, Scotland thumb|Another high level of the Tay's water, this time in 2008 The 1814 Perth flood was caused by the River Tay, Scotland's longest river, rising to 7 m ftin off above its normal level. It occurred on 12 February 1814, in Perth, Scotland.Macdonald N. Werritty A. Black A. R. McEwen L. J. 2006 Historical and Pooled Flood Frequency Analysis for the River Tay at Perth, Scotland https://www.jstor.org/stable/20004501 Area 38 1 34–46 0004-0894 It was partly caused by ice jams beneath Perth Bridge, which was built 43 years earlier.Rising from the Waves: The Development of the Historic Burgh of Perth – David Bowler The river's height matched that of a flood in 1774."Bridges of Perth" at PerthCity.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20070927063817/http://www.perthcity.co.uk/index.asp?pg=60 27 September 2007 Perth's 1993 flood came close to breaking the record for the height of the Tay's waters, but it peaked at 6.48 m ft on.Black Andrew 2018-01-18 Remembering the Great Tay Flood of January 1993 https://sites.dundee.ac.uk/hydrology/remembering-the-great-tay-flood-of-january-1993/ 2023-10-13 Dundee Hydrology en-GBThe Great Tay Flood of January 1993 – A. R. Black and J. L. Anderson References Category:River Tay Category:19th-century floods in the United Kingdom Category:1810s disasters in the United Kingdom Category:1814 disasters Category:Perth, Scotland Category:Natural disasters in Scotland Perth flood