1993 Perth flood

The 1993 Perth flood (also known as the Great Tay Flood) was caused by the River Tay, Scotland's longest river, rising to 6.48 m (21 ft 3 in) above its normal level, with a flow of 2,268 m3/s (80,100 cu ft/s). It occurred on 17 January 1993, in Perth, Scotland, after heavy snowfall, from blizzards experienced six days earlier,[1] had melted.[2] The flood almost broke the record for the height of the Tay's waters (set in 1814, when it rose 7 m (23 ft) above normal).[3] A flood had occurred three years earlier, in February 1990, but the peak flow of the 1993 event was estimated to have been around 30% higher.[4]

1993 Perth flood
Flood water levels inscribed into Smeaton's Bridge, which spans the River Tay at Perth
Date17 January 1993 (1993-01-17)
LocationPerth, Scotland

An estimated 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi) of farmland was flooded, along with large-scale damage to residential and commercial properties.[4] Over 1,500 people had to abandon their homes.[5]

Another high level of the Tay's water, this time in 2008

The flood caused damage amounting to around £10 million.[6] The city installed flood defences, which were completed in 2001, at a cost of around £25 million.[3][7]

References
  1. Snow in Perth 1993, retrieved 13 October 2023
  2. "Perthshire: Floods (Hansard, 28 January 1993)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. Black, Andrew (18 January 2018). "Remembering the Great Tay Flood of January 1993". Dundee Hydrology. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. The Great Tay Flood of January 1993 – A. R. Black and J. L. Anderson
  5. Brown, Kate (17 January 2023). "Dramatic pictures show devastation wreaked by the Great Tay Flood in 1993". The Courier. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. "BBC Two - Bitesize: Geography, River Tay - flooding". BBC. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. Black, Andrew. "Remembering the Great Tay Flood of January 1993". Dundee Hydrology. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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