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Contributors: Société historique de Nipissing Ouest- Year: 1979
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- Inondation de la Rivière Sturgeon c. 1979 / Bottle-neck at Canadian Pacific Railway bridge held up Sturgeon River flow in 1979 flood.
The Abitibi company widened this chasm in the Sturgeon River to let the annual spring freshet waters of the river flow to Lake Nipissing following the ravaging 1979. The widening of the Sturgeon River rock-cut under the Canadian Pacific Railway bridge lessened yearly flood conditions for the Abitibi mill. The Abitibi company widened this chasm in the Sturgeon River to let the annual spring freshet waters of the river flow to Lake Nipissing following the ravaging 1979. The widening …Société historique de Nipissing Ouest - The 1979 Sturgeon River flood at the Abitibi mill.
The flow in the Sturgeon River during its height on May 1, 1979 was recorded by Ontario as being the maximum flow ever in the river which means it was a one in 300 year flood which destroyed the Field village and took away the Crystal Falls bridge. The flow in the Sturgeon River during its height on May 1, 1979 was recorded by Ontario as being the maximum flow ever in the river which means it was …Société historique de Nipissing Ouest - May 1979 flood raised the Sturgeon River 19 feet above normal.
From late April into May 1979, the Sturgeon River rampage affected many communities including: Caldwell, Crystal Falls, Field, Sturgeon Falls, Springer Township and the Nipissing First Nation territory. From late April into May 1979, the Sturgeon River rampage affected many communities including: Caldwell, Crystal Falls, Field, Sturgeon Falls, Springer Township and the Nipissing First Nation territory.Société historique de Nipissing Ouest
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