1814 Perth flood explained

1814 Perth flood
Affected:	Perth, Scotland

The 1814 Perth flood was caused by the River Tay, Scotland's longest river, rising to 7m (23feet) 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 6.48m (21.26feet).^{[4] [5]}

Notes and 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 . 0004-0894.
2. https://www.tafac.org.uk/floods.pdf Rising from the Waves: The Development of the Historic Burgh of Perth
3. http://www.perthcity.co.uk/index.asp?pg=60 "Bridges of Perth" at PerthCity.co.uk
4. Web site: Black . Andrew . 2018-01-18 . Remembering the Great Tay Flood of January 1993 . 2023-10-13 . Dundee Hydrology . en-GB.
5. http://nrfa.ceh.ac.uk/sites/default/files/The_Great_Tay_Flood_of_January_1993.pdf The Great Tay Flood of January 1993