Gorham is located in the middle of the Mississippi River floodplain , which is among the most fertile farming regions in the Midwestern United States . The village is at a particularly low elevated region of the floodplain known as the " Bottoms " . This makes it more susceptible to flooding , as it was threatened in the infamous Great Flood of 1993 and the New Year 's Day Flood of 2016
Great Flood of 1993
Great Flood of 1993
Gorham, Illinois