2011 Lake Champlain and Richelieu River floods

none Inondations du bassin du lac Champlain et de la rivière Richelieu de 2011 hist June 2011 January 2023 September 2015 2011 Lake Champlain and Richelieu River floods Champlainmap.svg Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River basin April 2011 – End June New YorkQuebec (Montérégie)Vermont None The 2011 Lake Champlain and Richelieu River floods were a series of water level increases that began at the end of April 2011 and caused a subsequent overflow of the Richelieu River in Canada and Lake Champlain in the United States.Medalie, L. and S.A. Olson (2013). High-water Marks from Flooding in Lake Champlain from April through June 2011 and Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011 in Vermont. Reston, Va.: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. The flooding occurred due to record snowfall in the area followed by its snowmelt and in combination with intense spring rains.http://www.lcbp.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/FloodReport2013_en.pdf Flood Resilience in the Lake Champlain Basin and Upper Richelieu River Castle Stephanie 2013 Lake Champlain Basin Program November 18, 2016 Lake Champlain stayed at flood stage for 67 days from April to June, and on May 10, 2011, the lake broke its previous flood level set in 1869 by reaching 102.8 ft. at Rouses Point, New York.https://www.google.ca/search?q=google+maps+rouses+point+n.y.&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=haIRWbXSNeSCjwSL1ZqADA Google maps rouses point n.y. - Google Searchhttp://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=50577 Flooding along the Richelieu River, Quebec May 2011 Nasa.gov November 17, 2016 The floods affected about 3,000 homes in MontérégieL'armée se déploie en Montérégie » selon Jean Charest Lia Lévesque Pierre St-Arnaud La Presse canadienne La Presse canadienne La Tribune (Sherbrooke) May 6, 2011 frhttp://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Montreal/2011/05/04/003-monteregie-inondations-mercredi.shtml Inondations en Montérégie : l'eau monte encore plus Radio-Canada May 5, 2011 May 9, 2011 fr and caused an estimated six million U.S. dollars of damage in seven counties in the northern area of Vermont.http://www.necn.com/05/10/11/FEMA-teams-assess-Vermont-flooding/landing_weather.html?blockID=520318&feedID=4211 FEMA teams assess Vermont flooding Jack Thurston NECN.com May 10, 2011 May 15, 2011http://vtdigger.org/2011/05/13/lake-champlain-flood-damage-estimates-for-roads-and-bridges-tops-6-million/ Lake Champlain flood damage estimates for roads and bridges top $6 million Sue Minter Sue Minter Communiqué de presse VTDigger.org May 13, 2011 May 15, 2011 May 16, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110516102218/http://vtdigger.org/2011/05/13/lake-champlain-flood-damage-estimates-for-roads-and-bridges-tops-6-million/ dead The damage was so bad that a state of emergency was declared by Vermont on May 5, 2011.https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2014/5163/pdf/sir2014-5163.pdf Assessment of the Spatial Extent and Height of Flooding in Lake Champlain During May 2011, Using Satellite Remote Sensing and Ground-Based Information Bjerklie David 2014 USGS November 18, 2016 Similar damage was reported in New York State. In Quebec, the major cities affected by the flooding were Venise-en-Quebec, Noyan, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Henryville, Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix, and Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois.http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/National/2011/05/05/001-inondations-quebec-armee.shtml Inondations en Montérégie : l'armée à l'œuvre, Charest sur le terrain May 5, 2011 May 13, 2011 Radio Canada fr Citizens of Quebec were supplied with safe drinking water by the government due to the prolonged period of time in which the city's water supplies were likely contaminated. On May 5, the Canadian Forces were requested to help evacuate residents and build dikes to try to protect areas at risk. Operation Lotus Operation Lotus was the name of the military operation that assisted citizens in the Montérégie area in response to a formal request for assistance from the province of Quebec as a result of this natural disaster.May 25, 2011 Fact Sheet Operation LOTUS 1-11 http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/news/article.page?doc=operation-lotus-1-11/hnps1vdc live https://web.archive.org/web/20131223211914/http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/news/article.page?doc=operation-lotus-1-11/hnps1vdc December 23, 2013 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/military-aids-weary-que-flood-victims-1.1077928?ref=rss Military aids weary Que. flood victims May 5, 2011 CBC News The Canadian Forces worked to limit the damage caused by the worst floods to occur in the valley of the Richelieu River and on Lake Champlain over the previous 150 years.http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/National/2011/05/05/001-inondations-quebec-armee.shtml Inondations en Montérégie : déploiement de l'armée et visite de Jean Charest May 5, 2011 fr Over 650 Canadian soldiers and sailors participated at one time or another in Operation Lotus until it ended on June 17.http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/news-nouvelles-eng.asp?cat=00&id=3767 The Government Of Canada And The Canadian Forces Assist Those Affected By Flooding In The Province Of Quebec May 5, 2011 July 1, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110520043555/http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/news-nouvelles-eng.asp?cat=00&id=3767 May 20, 2011 dead mdy-all References Flood, Lake Champlain Lake Champlain Category:Floods in Canada Category:Lake Champlain Category:Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Flood,2011, Lake Champlain Category:Military operations involving Canada Lake Champlain and Richelieu River floods Lake Champlain and Richelieu River floods Flood, Lake Champlain Lake Champlain Flood