Government of New Brunswick
Flatlands
Ice jam
Mild Weather
Heavy rain

Affected Areas


Restigouche River Basin: An ice jam occurred against the Interprovincial Bridge across the Restigouche River. When it broke, another jam occurred just east of Flatlands. Long Island was submerged. Some basements were flooded in low lying districts. Considerable amounts of lumber were reported to be adrift throughout the river basin.
Thawing temperatures, rain and ice jams.
No reference was located to describe the magnitude or the extent of the flood damage resulting from the freshet.