Explore our virtual photo exhibit of the great flood of 2000

May 18, 2022| Arts & Culture, Community

By: Donna Macalle-Holly

This year marks the 22^nd anniversary of a historic flood that took place at Lake Hopatcong, after three days of heavy rain pounded our region from August 12-14, 2000. The storm concentrated on a 10-mile radius of Sparta, dropping some four times the average rainfall for the entire month of August in just a few short days, leaving homes and businesses flooded.  

The Lake Hopatcong Foundation planned an exhibit and speaker series commemorating the 20^th anniversary of the event, however, plans were postponed due to the pandemic. We are excited to now offer both the exhibit and program series virtually, which we hope will be more accessible for everyone.

Click the "Virtual Photo Exhibit" button below to take you to our "Exhibits" page where you can "stroll" through our virtual exhibit of personal photographs depicting the devastation caused by the historic flood of 2000, as well as the resiliency of the Lake Hopatcong community who helped each other and worked to rebuild after the unprecedented storm. The exhibit will be available until June 30. Please share with your friends and neighbors who might remember the day the "skies opened wide" and how our community came together in the aftermath.

The virtual photo exhibit has concluded. A video walkthrough of the exhibit is below. 

The Lake Hopatcong Historic Flood of 2000 and Climate Change Program was made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this Lake Hopatcong Historic Flood of 2000 and Climate Change Program do not necessarily represent those of the NEH or NJCH.