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High water

High water

Date9/10/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: High water: Bob Hayes; a trainmaster for CN Rail; checks damage to the rail line that carries commuters from the Muskoka community of Bala. The rail line is completely under water.
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Country:Canada
City, town or township:Muskoka Lakes (Ont. : Township)
Neighbourhood:Bala (Muskoka Lakes, Ontario)
Province or state:Ontario
Region or district:Muskoka (Ont. : District municipality)
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007301F
In portville, N.Y., 80 miles west of Corning, half the village is under water and 960 persons are quartered in the high school fitted out the emergency facilities
In portville, N.Y., 80 miles west of Corning, half the village is under water and 960 persons are quartered in the high school fitted out the emergency facilities
6/25/1972
One of the 50 bulldozers at work to mile clay on top of the dikes, which were a few inches to a foot above the water
One of the 50 bulldozers at work to mile clay on top of the dikes, which were a few inches to a foot above the water
4/22/1974
12 Corning, These houses were smashed to pieces after they were wrenched from basements and carried away by flood waters. They're resting on top of a dike
12 Corning, These houses were smashed to pieces after they were wrenched from basements and carried away by flood waters. They're resting on top of a dike
6/25/1972
In corning, N.Y., one of hundreds of cars that were pushed through the streets by floodwaters lies entangled with debris as the waters subside. [incomplete]
In corning, N.Y., one of hundreds of cars that were pushed through the streets by floodwaters lies entangled with debris as the waters subside. [incomplete]
6/25/1972
Fighting floods: Firefighters' hoses carry water from basements in the tiny village of Churchville flooded when the Credit River, blocked by ice floes, backed up Saturday night
Fighting floods: Firefighters' hoses carry water from basements in the tiny village of Churchville flooded when the Credit River, blocked by ice floes, backed up Saturday night
3/8/1987
Rising damp: Carol Shearing of Stouffville clears water and silt from the flooded basement of her home
Rising damp: Carol Shearing of Stouffville clears water and silt from the flooded basement of her home
3/19/1986
Farmers use rope and motorboat in an attempt to pull a bull to dry land after it became stranded in flood waters
Farmers use rope and motorboat in an attempt to pull a bull to dry land after it became stranded in flood waters
4/25/1979
Completely surrounded by water from the flooding Red river this farm is still able to carry on with work around the barns as they are elevated above the flood level
Completely surrounded by water from the flooding Red river this farm is still able to carry on with work around the barns as they are elevated above the flood level
4/6/1966
Flood worker surveys choppy waters of Red River as wind whipped across prairie adding to stricken residents' fears
Flood worker surveys choppy waters of Red River as wind whipped across prairie adding to stricken residents' fears
5/1/1979
Waters rise relentlessly around a farmhouse isolated on a rapidly-shrinking island in Red River Valley
Waters rise relentlessly around a farmhouse isolated on a rapidly-shrinking island in Red River Valley
4/27/1979
Canadian soldiers ride on a farmer's wagon through flood waters of the Assiniboine river as they travel assists volunteers in plugging dykes in the Ba(...)
Canadian soldiers ride on a farmer's wagon through flood waters of the Assiniboine river as they travel assists volunteers in plugging dykes in the Ba(...)
5/13/1948
Mrs. Alice Newberry, of water street in Wallaceburg Ontario
Mrs. Alice Newberry, of water street in Wallaceburg Ontario
3/16/1973