Government of New Brunswick
Moncton
Sackville
High tides

Affected Areas


Sources: The Sackville Post 1916/01/07 Petitcodiac River Basin: In the Moncton area, it was reported that floodwaters reached the M.A.A.A. grounds and the Sunny Brae rink was flooded. Both the road near the creek and the tramway line at Lewisville were underwater. The flooding of the car tracks forced the Humphrey car to suspend operations until the tide had ebbed. All the wharves were covered to some extent by the high tide. One wharf was completely submerged. The high water "came into the boiler room of the Oil Company at the rear of the Master's wharf". Tantramar River Basin: In the Sackville area, water swept over dykes and flooded roads on the marsh. Mr. King, the watchman at the bridge, took refuge from the high tide on the roof of his cabin. Some wood by the cabin was reported as "being carried away by the tide".
An exceptionally high tide caused flooding of low lying coastal areas.
A newspaper report stated that, "according to tidal survey records, the tide was 8 inches [0.2 m] higher than any tide since the Saxby Gale on October 4, 1869".
Despite the high water levels, very little damage was reported as being caused by the flood. Newspaper accounts attributed this to the fact that the dykes were frozen and this protected them from "the wash of water running over the top". Also, reports indicated that "many low lying areas in Moncton had been built up considerably in the previous five years, that wharves had been made higher, and that dykes were in good repair".