The greatest floods recorded since the 18th century occurred in 1677, 1731, 1737, 1896, 1911, 1952, 1974 and 2010.

There is simply no way to defend against the greatest flood in the recorded history of the Mississippi Valley.

The Umpqua River had the greatest flood known even to the oldest Indians, and water was 10 to 15 feet higher than the 1853 flood.

In 1980 the city was ravaged by the greatest flood in its history, when the Tocantins River rose 17.42 meters.

The 1927 flood was the greatest flood in modern history on the lower Mississippi River.

Rochester suffered the greatest flood in the town's history in January 2011 .

At the end of the period, the greatest flood basalt lava flows in the Phanerozoic raised world temperatures, and damaged the environment.

On May 24, 1968, at approximately 2:00 A.M. Laurelville suffered its greatest flood.

The 1878 flood is regarded as New Zealand's greatest known flood.

Learn about Venice's greatest flood in this clip from "Extreme Engineering" on Discovery Channel.