Interesting read on the 1927 flood from my hometown newspaper.

http://www.bastropenterprise.com/art...NEWS/150309963

Facts about the Flood of 1927
  • 14 percent of Arkansas' territory was covered by floodwaters
  • The Mississippi reached a width of 60 miles below Memphis
  • 23,000 square miles of land was submerged
  • Some residential areas reported water depth of 30 feet
  • Floodwaters took up to two months to subside in some locations
Levees broke in nearly 150 locations
  • Damage estimates topped $400 million
  • Over 700,000 people were displaced
  • Bastrop housed approximately 7,000 refugees