DMPL main branch basement after flood water removal

ID: 387 ~ Source: DMPL Flood of 1993 Scrapbook ~ Creator: DMPL ~ Date: July 1993
This file appears in: The Flood of 1993
DMPL main branch basement after flood water removal
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The floodwater residue in the basement of the main branch of the Des Moines Public Library after the floodwater was pumped out. The line on the pillar to the right shows the floodwater level before pumping.

This file appears in: The Flood of 1993

By DMPL Team
Des Moines was one of many locations in Iowa affected by record flooding during the summer of 1993. Heavy snows earlier in the year, followed by a series of major rainstorms in the summer, led to higher water levels than were predicted by the…