1814 Perth flood

1814 Perth flood

Flood water levels inscribed into Smeaton's Bridge, which spans the River Tay at Perth
Date	12 February 1814 (211 years ago) (1814-02-12)
Location	Perth, Scotland

Another high level of the Tay's water, this time in 2008

The 1814 Perth flood was caused by the River Tay, Scotland's longest river, rising to 7 metres (23 feet 0 inches) above its normal level. It occurred on 12 February 1814, in Perth, Scotland.^[1] It was partly caused by ice jams beneath Perth Bridge, which was built 43 years earlier.^[2] The river's height matched that of a flood in 1774.^[3]

Perth's 1993 flood came close to breaking the record for the height of the Tay's waters, but it peaked at 6.48 m (21.3 ft).^[4][5]

References

1. Macdonald, N.; Werritty, A.; Black, A. R.; McEwen, L. J. (2006). "Historical and Pooled Flood Frequency Analysis for the River Tay at Perth, Scotland". Area. 38 (1): 34–46. ISSN 0004-0894.
2. Rising from the Waves: The Development of the Historic Burgh of Perth – David Bowler
3. "Bridges of Perth" at PerthCity.co.uk Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
4. Black, Andrew (18 January 2018). "Remembering the Great Tay Flood of January 1993". Dundee Hydrology. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
5. The Great Tay Flood of January 1993 – A. R. Black and J. L. Anderson