The Flood of 1927 was described by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover as “the greatest peace-time calamity in the history of the country.” It inundated 16,570,627 acres (about 26,000 square miles) in 170 counties in seven states, driving an estimated 931,159 people from their homes. The Mississippi River remained at flood stage for a record 153 days. The flood caused more than $400,000,000 in losses; 92,431 businesses were damaged and 162,017 homes flooded. According to various estimates, there were between 250 and 500 flood-related deaths. In Louisiana alone, 10,000 square miles in 20 parishes went underwater. The congressional response to the devastation, the 1928 Flood Control Act, had far-reaching social, political, and physical consequences in Louisiana and throughout the Mississippi River valley. –“Great Flood of 1927,” Jim Bradshaw Which evidence from the passage best supports Herbert Hoover’s claim? Check all that apply. The flood took place in 1927, during a time of peace. Hoover was serving as the Secretary of Commerce at the time. The river was at flood stage for a record 153 days. The flood caused more than $400,000,000 in damages. Congress’s response to the disaster had far-reaching consequences.