Excessive rainfall and rising in the height of the Cumberland River led to the flooding in the Nashville region. The Cumberland River was 50 feet above its normal level when it crested. There are levees and flood control dams to prevent flooding but the water levels were too high and powerful for these devices to handle.
Website Link and Info:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/us/04flood.html?src=mv
Authors: William Harless and Joseph Berger
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