Flooding is part of the natural environmental processes. It is often caused by heavy rainfalls in combination with rapid melting of snow on the ground. Other causes of floods include ice jams in rivers and high tides with storm surges along the coast. Many flooding incidents affect wide areas. Only those incidents that can be clearly identified with a single location are plotted on the map. Other incidents are listed below (bold text indicates fatal incident):
- Admirals Beach, September 20, 2004
- Badger, 1916, 1943, 1977, 1983, 1985, 2003
- Bay Roberts, Febuary 1, 2006
- Beaches, White Bay, January 16, 2004
- Beaches, White Bay, September 20, 2004
- Beaches, White Bay, January 10, 2011
- Bishop’s Falls, 1983
- Burlington, Baie Verte Peninsula, May 10-11, 2003
- Burin Peninsula, November 18, 1929
- Burin Peninsula, 1941
- Burin Peninsula, August, 1941
- Burin Peninsula, September 11, 1995
- Chapel’s Cove, Febuary 1, 2006
- Clarke’s Beach, Febuary 1, 2006
- Conception Bay South, February 18, 2011
- Conception Bay South, March 29, 2013
- Corner Brook, December 27, 1901
- Corner Brook, September 27, 2005
- Corner Brook, December 10, 2008
- Deer Lake, August 5, 2007
- Eastern Newfoundland, September 21-22, 2010
- Eddies Cove West, May 29, 2011
- Ferryland, December 29, 2009
- Ferryland, December 24, 2010
- Flatrock and eastern Newfoundland, March 16, 2005
- Fogo Island, September 18 and 19, 2012
- Gambo, November 20, 2008
- Gambo, August 16-18, 2008
- Grand Falls, 1976
- Greenspond, Bonavista Bay, February 5, 2010
- Hampden, May 3, 2010
- Hant’s Harbour, March 29, 2013
- Hermitage, October, 2003
- Holyrood, January 11, 2013
- Labrador Coast, October 10, 1885
- Middle Cove, August 31, 2008
- Northeast Newfoundland, April 18-19, 2006
- Placentia, December 22 and 25, 1983
- Reidville, September 27, 2005
- St. Brides, Placentia Bay, September 23, 1999
- St. John’s, September 17, 1848
- St. John’s, January 11, 1955
- St. John’s, September 19, 2001
- St. John’s, November 29, 2008
- St. John’s, Battery, December 22, 2009
- St. John’s, Battery, February 5, 2010
- St. John’s, February 11, 2012
- St. Lunaire-Griquet, December 24, 2010
- Stephenville, September 27, 2005
- Stephenville Crossing, December 19, 1951
- Summerside, December 19, 1951
- Trepassey, Febuary 1, 2006
- Trout River, February 4, 2007
- Trout River, March 7, 2011
- Trouty, Bonavista Peninsula, October 3, 2011
This study was aimed mainly at identifying incidents of coastal flooding rather than providing a comprehensive listing of flood events in Newfoundland. Other publications attempt to address the issues of floods and storms, notably the following:
- Environment Canada. Flooding Events in Newfoundland and Labrador – An Historical Perspective. Prepared by A.D. Kindervater, Inland Waters Directorate, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 80-WPMB-4. July 1980.
- Ruffman, A, Hattie, K, Boyce, D, Stevenson, B, Smith, A, Buchan, G and Snow, D. 1990. Historic Seismicity and Record of Severe Storms with Coastal Flooding for Western Newfoundland: Search of the Western Star of Corner Brook, Newfoundland, April 4, 1900-June 15, 1964, Album of Articles. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File No. 2407(1991), 637 pp.
For more information on floods and flooding the following external web sites are recommended: