Macon flood of '94

     In 1994, Macon experienced a freak flood from the Okmulgee River. Much of downtown Macon was underwater and many businesses were damaged. Also the city drinking water factory was filled with clay causing the city to be without drinking water for 21 days. Why did this happen? This happened because just south of downtown there was a levi on one side and highway 16 on the other side. When the high river water reached south of the city, there was no room for it to spread out on either side. Therefore, the river bottled neck and sent the water spreading through downtown.