Catawba River, just below the Lake Wylie dam. Lowest I've ever seen the river here.

This photograph shows the Catawba Power Company dam several days after the flood of July 1916 had subsided. The eastern section of the dam on the Fort Mill side of the river collapsed during the flood and was washed away.

This photograph shows the Catawba Power Company dam during the height of the Great Flood of July 1916, probably on July 17. The flood waters completely covered the dam, and a whirlpool is visible over the eastern portion of the dam which had given way. This photograph was taken from the Fort Mill side of the river.

This photograph was taken during the height of the Great Flood of July 1916, probably on July 17. It shows the Catawba Power Company dam as seen from the Fort Mill side of the river, completely submerged by the flood waters. The powerhouse is visible across the river, about half submerged. The east side of the dam gave way and was destroyed, resulting in the whirlpool in the foreground of the photo.

This photograph shows a group of railroad passengers preparing to cross the Catawba River from the Fort Mill side to the Rock Hill side, during the Great Flood of July 1916. At this point both the road bridge and the Southern Railway trestle were down, cutting off all travel across the Catawba River. Catawba Indians were ferrying the travelers in canoes.