Flood Details - 1947-02-05 - 1947-02-06

Lower Saint John River Basin: Large sections of Kings County were inundated, several thousand feet of lumber were swept away and two lives were lost by drowning in Albert County. In sections of Kings Country, wooden bridges wre damaged and sections of highways were washed out. Sussex Area: At Sussex, Ward's Creek overflowed its banks, inundating Main Street from the Agricultural School to the Kings County Garage with about one foot [0.3 m] of water. The water was reported to be about two feet [0.6 m] deep in front of the Sussex Cheese and Butter Company Ltd. premises, but no serious damage resulted. O'Connell Park was also inundated. At least one home on Maple Avenue was inundated to a depth of about two feet [0.6 m]. Norton Area: At Norton, two ice jams brought the floodwaters into several houses and stores near the river. One jam was located at the highway bridge, while the other formed about two miles [3.2 km] downstream of the community. The lower jam was reported to have broken under the pressure before the situation became too serious. In other sections of Kings County, wooden bridges were damaged and sections of highways were washed out.

Rain, mild temperatures and ice jams.

No information was presented except that "this was the second flood within five days" at Sussex. One resident also stated that "it had been at least six years since there had been a flood of like proportions".

Southeastern New Brunswick: Two children were drowned in Sheffar Brook, near Elgin, in Albert County. They were reported "as having been swept away by the overflow on the road as they proceeded home from school". Sussex Area: At Sussex, between 15 000 and 20 000 feet [4 570 m3/s and 6 100 m3/s] of sawn lumber, owned by the Dutch Valley Lumber Company, was reported to have been swept away. However, all was recovered except for about 4 000 feet [1.2 km]. Norton Area: At Norton, the ice jams were reported to have caused flooding of some homes and stores but no estimates of the flood damage were reported in the accounts.