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Great Flood of 1993
The Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood of 1993 (or "Great Flood of 1993") occurred in the American Midwest, along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and their tributaries, from April to October 1993. The flood was among the most costly and devastating to ever occur in the United States, with $15 billion in damages. The hydrographic basin affected cover around in length and in width, totaling about .〔 Within this zone, the flooded area totaled around and was the worst such U.S. disaster since the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, as measured by duration, area inundated, persons displaced, crop and property damage, and number of record river levels. In some categories, the 1993 flood even surpassed the 1927 flood, at the time the largest flood ever recorded on the Mississippi.
==Causes and progression==
Since the previous Great Flood of 1951, extensive leveeing had been carried out to keep more residential and agricultural areas protected. The rivers were being contained within their beds, with overflow into their natural floodplains barred by levees.
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