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Revision as of 13:06, 9 May 2024
From April to May 1941, Guaíba, Brazil, was flooded for 22 days. The waters reached a level of 4.76 meters (16 feet; 190 inches) in height and went to the Porto Alegre Public Market, Rua da Praia, and the city center.[1] Another consequence of the flood was the destruction of a large part of the Riacho Railway, which connected the center with the neighborhoods in the southern city;[2] and the urgency for the canalization of Arroio Dilúvio, which had been started in 1939, and its city government was assisted by the federal government.[3]
Causes
Water from Guaíba drains into the lake. At the time, precipitation totaled 791 millimetres (2.6 ft; 31 in). The recurrence time for this flood is 370 years.[4] The American Red Cross allocated US$10,000 to those affected.[2]
References
- ^ "Porto Alegre protegida contra enchentes como a de 1941" [Porto Alegre protected against floods like the one in 1941]. Prefeitura de Porto Alegre (in Brazilian Portuguese). 17 May 2011. The Flood of 41. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ a b Huyer, Andre. "HUYER, Andre. A Ferrovia do Riacho. Porto Alegre, UFRGS, 2010" [HUYER, Andre. The Riacho Railway. Porto Alegre, UFRGS, 2010]. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ Burin, Carolina Wolff (November 2008). "Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul" [Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Douglas Vieira de Aguiar as advisor. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Características topográficas e cheias na cidade" [Topographic features and floods in the city]. Prefeitura de Porto Alegre (in Brazilian Portuguese). A enchente de 1941. Retrieved 9 May 2024.