Date Original
1927 April
Description
This collection contains a bound report of the 1927 Arkansas River flood in Little Rock, Arkansas, by the Arkansaw Water Company and contains typed reports, personal stories, photographs, and press clippings.
Biographical/Historical Note
In April 1927, Arkansas received record rainfall with over seven inches falling in Little Rock in just a few hours. The ground was already saturated, and flooding on the Mississippi River began affecting other rivers including the Arkansas. This flood cost Arkansas more in both human lives and property damage than any other state along the Mississippi River Valley. The flood affectively covered thirty-six of the seventy-five Arkansas counties in water up to thirty feet deep and covered 6,600 square miles. At the time, Little Rock's water supply came from the Arkansas River and was supplemented by wells in low lying areas of the city that were affected by the flood. The Arkansas Water Company began providing water for Little Rock, Arkansas in 1910 and continued through 1936 when the city of Little Rock purchased the system and formed the Little Rock Municipal Water Works.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000845
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansaw Water Company Report of the 1927 Flood, MS.000845
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Arkansaw Water Company Report of the 1927 Flood, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
