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Flash floods in the Bois Francs Region, Quebec
On August 4th, 2003, intense rainfalls in southwest Quebec triggered flash floods in the Bois Francs Region. The most damaging flooding occurred within an area of about 20 km radius area situated south of Victoriaville. The principal municipalities affected were Tingwick, Warwick, Norbertville, Saint-Fortunat, Victoriaville, and Chesterville.

Geomorphic effects and impacts from July 1996 severe flooding in the Saguenay area, Quebec
In 1996, major flooding occurred along a number of rivers in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The most disastrous flooding, however, occurred in the Lac Saint Jean-Saguenay area, southern Québec (Fig. 1), due to a major rainstorm during July 18-21, 1996.

Geoscientific insights into the Red River and its flood problem in Manitoba
This website presents geoscience information on the Red River and the Red River flood hazard, Manitoba, from Geological Survey of Canada research undertaken between 1997 and 2003 in partnership with the Manitoba Geological Survey.

Flood Disasters in Canada
This database contains summary information on 168 Canadian flood disasters that occurred between 1900 and June 1997.

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Natural Hazards (including floods) (Canada Centre for Remote Sensing)

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