Floyd River Flood of 1926

While not as serious as the 1892 flood, the 1926 flood showed how susceptible the Floyd River was to sudden rain storms. For two days starting on September 18, torrential rain dropped over seven inches of rain on the Sheldon, Iowa area, which is part of the drainage basin for the Floyd.

As the pictures show, the stockyards area, the new ball park and Swift were all under water.