Selenga River
The flood of 1897 began on August 11, when water levels started to rise in the middle and lower reaches of the Selenga River, reaching its peak on August 14. The water level then proceeded to decrease gradually over ten days. On the first day of the flood, the water level rose by 4 m in three hours. The water level in the Selenga River was over 350 cm near Verkhneundinsk. The flood did not heavily impact settlements on the banks of the Selenga River, but there were reports of bridge and telegraph pole destruction between the towns of Selenginsk and Verkhneundinsk.