Daily Archives: December 13, 2019

Georgetown Flooding Image and Video

This postcard view of Georgetown, likely from 1942, shows some of the extensive flooding along the waterfront

This neat image popped up on eBay recently. I believe it’s from the 1942 flood, one of the worst.

At the same time, while searching for more info on flooding, I stumbled across some stock video footage that shows 1936 Georgetown for a brief moment. Photos of the branch are rare; video doubly so. The Georgetown section begins at about the 56-second mark.

https://dissolve.com/video/great-Potomac-River-flood-royalty-free-stock-video-footage/001-D378-13-888

For reference, here is a list of major flood events in DC over the years, up to 2008.

A list of historic flood events in DC. Report on Flooding and Stormwater in Washington, DC, Appendix A. January, 2008. Published by National Capital Planning Commission.
https://www.ncpc.gov/docs/Flooding_and_Stormwater_in_Washington_DC_Jan2008.pdf