The year 1907 brought the Big Flood to the city of Pittsburgh. At the time it was refered to as the "Great Flood," but that would happen 29 years later, in 1936. This flood, however, was pretty devastating in its own right. The river crested at 38.7 feet and it seemed that the entire city was flooded. On the north side the Pirates Exposition Park was totally submerged. Those who would live to see the Great St. Patrick's Day Flood of 1936 witnessed an even more apocalyptic blow, with the water rising to 46 feet, reaching over 19 feet on the Boulevard of the Allies. Flooding in Pittsburgh is a relatively seasonal thing, but floods of this magnitude were rare. After the 1936 flood, more emphasis was placed on river control, and a system of locks and damns were built in an attempt to tame the volatile waterways. The photos below show more scenes from the Big Flood of 1907.

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