The 1814 Perth flood was caused by the

River Tay The River Tay (, ; probably from the conjectured Brythonic ''Tausa'', possibly meaning 'silent one' or 'strong one' or, simply, 'flowing' David Ross, ''Scottish Place-names'', p. 209. Birlinn Ltd., Edinburgh, 2001.) is the longest river in Sc ...

, Scotland's longest river, rising to above its normal level. It occurred on 12 February 1814, in

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

, Scotland. It was partly caused by ice jams beneath

Perth Bridge Perth Bridge (also known as Smeaton's Bridge, locally, the Old Bridge, and in the local dialect of Scots, the Auld Brig) is a toll-free bridge in the city of Perth, Scotland. A Category A listed structure, it spans the River Tay, connecting Pert ...

, which was built 43 years earlier. The river's height matched that of a flood in 1774."Bridges of Perth" at PerthCity.co.uk
Perth's 1993 flood came close to breaking the record for the height of the Tay's waters, but it peaked at .''The Great Tay Flood of January 1993''
– A. R. Black and J. L. Anderson

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