I live in Baton Rouge, LA and my house took on about a foot of water during the Great Flood. I had several photos and momentos in this container, under my bed. As we were mucking out the house, ripping out cabinets and throwing out furniture, what do I find, except this container with not ONE DROP of water in it. I was pretty impressed and thankful that so many important memories were spared. Everything else that got caught in that water had to be trashed but because of this container, things that I consider irreplaceable were spared. No clue if the container floated or was submerged, but the contents were completely dry. Not even damp!