Seine floods 1910
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manchanegra
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High level marker near the Pont de Solférino in Paris.
Waymark Code: WMCQG4
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 10/03/2011
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High level marker near the Pont de Solférino in Paris.
This marker shows how high the waters of the Seine rise during the 1910 floods.
Acording to Wikipedia, "In January 1910, following months of high rainfall, the Seine River flooded the French capital when water pushed upwards from overflowing sewers and subway tunnels, and seeped into basements through fully saturated soil. The waters did not overflow the river's banks within the city, but flooded Paris through tunnels, sewers, and drains. In neighbouring towns both east and west of the capital, the river rose above its banks and flooded the surrounding terrain directly."
The water reached its maximum height at 8.62 metres (28.28 feet), some 6 meters (20 feet) above its normal level.
This mark is placed by the Solferino bridge and is way above the normal water level and some 4 to 5 meters above the river banks as you can see by the photos.
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: Wall Plaque/marker
When did this occur?: 1910
Website related to the event..: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.