Flood of 1972 of Rapid City SD
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Date of the flood
Its started on June 9 throughout the 10, 1972
Location
Black Hills of Western South Dakota
Rivers involved
The Battle, Spring, Rapid, and Boxelder Creek were involved.
Cause
Heavy rain more than 14 inches
Size area affected
51 square miles
Flood control measures
The Canyon Lake dam broke
Recovery
They had people call emergency management to look for any people lost.
Facts
3,057 people were injured and 238 people died
1,335 homes were destroyed.
The light winds were at a higher atmospheric allowed the storms to remain stationary, resulted in extremely heavy rainfall.