least 18 people died from typhoid fever over the next several months. The flood led to flood control studies in 1962, 1965, and 1979. The Willow Creek Dam was completed in 1983 to prevent such a flood in the future. It is the first major roller-compacted concrete dam. Pendleton, Oregon photographer Walter S. Bowman captured images of the aftermath. References Floods in the United States Heppner, Oregon Natural disasters in Oregon 1903 floods 1903 in Oregon 1903 natural disasters in the United States