1947 Thames flood

Maidenhead Flood Relief Channel was built after Maidenhead was flooded in 1947 and again in 1954.

The 1947 Thames flood was the most severe flood of the River Thames in the 20th century, affecting much of the Thames Valley as well as elsewhere in England during the middle of March 1947 after a severe winter.[1][2][3] The worst in over 100 years, it was exacerbated by an extremely high tide.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee 2008, p. 172.
  2. ^ "The great floods of 1947", by Martin Wainwright. The Guardian, 25 July 2007.
  3. ^ Histories of Windsor — The Floods of 1947, by G. G. Cullingham. First published in Windlesora Magazine, 1981. Updated for the 60th anniversary of the flood, March 2007.
  4. ^ Robertson 1987, p. 124.