Macon was hit by a devastating flood in 1994 when the Okmulgee River reached levels high enough to flood into the city. This flood caused detrimental damage to businesses all throughout Macon and many were forced to completely rebuild in the aftermath of the flood. The most hard hitting effect of the flood however was most likely the temporary closing of the water facility. This is because the facility was filled with clay which caused Macon to be without water for about 3 weeks. The main cause of the flood was a design flaw during the implementation of the levees that caused the water to bottleneck directly into Macon.
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