Károlyi Zsigmond (szerk.): A szegedi árvíz 1879. (Vízügyi Történeti Füzetek 1. Budapest, 1969)

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German, Dutch and Italian) distinguished engineers traced, in agreement with the opinion of Hungarian experts, the disaster back to the departure from correct engineering and organizational principles. Prompted by this opinion the earlier water policy of the government was revised, state support was provided for construction work, together with proper control and supervision. The Szeged flood disaster became thus a landmark in the development of hydraulic construction activities in Hungary. Today the Tisza Valley is protected over her Hungarian stretch by an altogether 2720 long line of levees agairist inundation by flood waters, while drainage of unwanted precipitation waters is ensured by a 20 124 km long network of drainage canals and 176 pumping stations with a total capacity of 334 cu.m/sec. At times of highwater organized defence operations are conducted according to a mobilization plan prepared in advance. On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the great flood disaster, the history of, and lessons derived from, the flood, the events leading up thereto and its significance for the development of the town are described in the three papers published in the present volume: I. Dégen: The Szeged flood — landmark in the development of flood control in the Tisza Valley W. Lászlóffy: Hydrology of the Szeged flood Zs. Károlyi: Some particulars to the Szeged flood. The world-wide response of the disaster is well reflected by the bibliography attached to the volume.