1996 floods in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, United States
1996 Pacific Northwest floods
Flooding in the Willamette Valley in 1996.
Date
February 1996
Location
Washington, Oregon, and Idaho in the United States
Property damage
$700–$800 million ($1.4 billion in 2021)[1][2]
The 1996 Pacific Northwest floods were a series of floods in Washington, Oregon, and the Idaho Panhandle in the United States. Large portions of the Columbia River and Puget Sound watersheds were impacted, including the Portland, Yakima, and the Palouse region. The flood was largely caused by warm temperatures and heavy rain falling on significant snowpack and caused an estimated $800 million in damage (1996 value).[3][1]
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^"U.S. Inflation Calculator". Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^"Containing the Flood of 1996". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. February 1, 2021. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
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