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![The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927A crevasse in the levee at Junior, Louisiana, on April 23, 1927Caused by an out-of-control steamship striking the leveeFrom: The Floods of 1927 in the Mississippi Basin, Frankenfeld, H wea00744.jpg The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927A crevasse in the levee at Junior, Louisiana, on April 23, 1927Caused by an out-of-control steamship striking the leveeFrom: The Floods of 1927 in the Mississippi Basin, Frankenfeld, H](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_wea00744.jpg?itok=K6tY9G12)
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The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927A crevasse in the levee at Junior, Louisiana, on April 23, 1927Caused by an out-of-control steamship striking the leveeFrom: The Floods of 1927 in the Mississippi Basin, Frankenfeld, H.C., 1927Monthly Weather Review Supplement No. 29 (Image credit: Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas)