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BOULDER CREEK FLOOD, May 30 - June 1, 1894
At the end of May, 1894, a major storm event in the foothills added to the runoff of snow melt in Boulder Creek. Bridges and train tracks were washed away, and the street which is now Canyon Blvd. earned its name as "Water Street". Some experts have suggested that the flooding was more severe than it could have been due to deforestation in Four Mile Canyon. Had there been more trees in the canyon, some of the runoff would have been slowed or captured by the vegetation.
| Image/Location | Date | Photographer | Source/Copyright |
| Bridge at 4th Street | June 1, 1894 | Meils & Sturtevant | DPL |
| Near 6th Street. | 1894 | Meils & Sturtevant | DPL |
| Near 7th Street looking east | 1894 | Bass | DPL |
| Locomotive near 10th St. | 1894 | Meils & Sturtevant | DPL |
| Near Water Street (aftermath) | 1894 | Unknown | DPL |
| Train Deport @ 14th & Water St.(now Canyon Blvd.) | 1894 | Unknown | DPL |
| Flood with Green Mtn in background | 1894 | Unknown | DPL |
| Flood Near 17th Street | 1894 | Bass | DPL |
| Flood Near 18th Street | 1894 | Bass | DPL |
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