The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, was the most destructive flood in United States history. It extended across Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The flood was caused by persistent, multi - month, heavy rainfall across the Central U.S.
The unprecedented amounts of run-off from the different tributaries overwhelmed the levees. For Mississippi, the most significant flooding occurred on April 21st when the Mounds Landing levee, broke. In only ten days, one million acres across the Mississippi Delta Region were immersed under water at least 10 feet deep. The impact across several States was tremendous, causing 246 flood-related deaths, over 700,000 homeless, in several states and 27,000 square miles inundated. The monetary cost was over $400 million dollars, equivalent to over $5 billion dollars today. More
