There's also another contributor, which is that the region isn't flat--flat plains get flooded a lot more easily and quickly than hilly regions. The parts of Peabody that are underwater are the low areas, I expect that the North Shore Mall had most of the water just head downhill (and pour onto route 128, maybe, and onto US 1, for that matter). But, having protected wetlands areas for floodplain instead of massive housing developments, and the inundations covering athletic fields, certainly was a major part of reducing the extent of the damage.
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Date: 2006-05-17 05:59 am (UTC)