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New great lake
New great lake

New great lake

Date9/11/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: New great lake: This was the scene today looking north from the Dundas St. bridge after the Don River overflowed its banks.
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Country:Canada
City, town or township:York Mills
Geograhical feature:Don River (Ont.)
Province or state:Ontario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007286F
On the shore of Lake Erie, Eva Malolepszy and Nora Srokosz fill and stack sandbags outside their home in Harich Township as the already-high lake threatens houses
On the shore of Lake Erie, Eva Malolepszy and Nora Srokosz fill and stack sandbags outside their home in Harich Township as the already-high lake threatens houses
3/16/1973
Backyard lake
Backyard lake
3/19/1986
Taken 15 minutes after this railway dyke collapsed at Hatzic Lake in B
Taken 15 minutes after this railway dyke collapsed at Hatzic Lake in B
6/5/1948
A farmer wades across a field covered by a lake of floodwater south of Winnipeg
A farmer wades across a field covered by a lake of floodwater south of Winnipeg
4/25/1979
These cottages and Boathouses along the north shore of Lake Erie near Erieau, are among many which were badly damaged as a result of the recent storm. [Incomplete]
These cottages and Boathouses along the north shore of Lake Erie near Erieau, are among many which were badly damaged as a result of the recent storm. [Incomplete]
4/11/1973
Surrounded by water following the recent storm and flooding along the Lake Erie shoreline, is this farm in the small community of Erieau, south of Chatham. [Incomplete]
Surrounded by water following the recent storm and flooding along the Lake Erie shoreline, is this farm in the small community of Erieau, south of Chatham. [Incomplete]
4/11/1973
A house in Wheatley, Ont, sits surrounded by water from Lake Erie yesterday, with boats tied at the door
A house in Wheatley, Ont, sits surrounded by water from Lake Erie yesterday, with boats tied at the door
4/10/1973
A disaster Area is how Jack Moore describes the scene down the Lake Ontario shoreline from his Squires Beach home in Pickering yesterday. [Incomplete]
A disaster Area is how Jack Moore describes the scene down the Lake Ontario shoreline from his Squires Beach home in Pickering yesterday. [Incomplete]
4/10/1973
Behind Sandbags: Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hibbard watch Lake Ontario hit the Frenchman's Bay shoreline yesterday as sandbags protect their home
Behind Sandbags: Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hibbard watch Lake Ontario hit the Frenchman's Bay shoreline yesterday as sandbags protect their home
4/9/1973
A truck plows through floodwaters on a road near Leamington, one of the areas worst hit by flooding from heavy rain and water blown ashore from Lake E(...)
A truck plows through floodwaters on a road near Leamington, one of the areas worst hit by flooding from heavy rain and water blown ashore from Lake E(...)
11/15/1972
Don Valley waterway: A solitary Metro police car was the only vehicle on the road this morning as the Don Valley turned into one big lake after a record-setting rainfall overnight
Don Valley waterway: A solitary Metro police car was the only vehicle on the road this morning as the Don Valley turned into one big lake after a record-setting rainfall overnight
8/27/1986
Residents leave for higher ground, More than 85 familys on one street alone had to flee their homes in the wake of flood waters from Lake St. Clair
Residents leave for higher ground, More than 85 familys on one street alone had to flee their homes in the wake of flood waters from Lake St. Clair
3/17/1973