 The flood devastation was particularly widespread since the region had few levees at the time, so the waters were able to spread far from the normal banks.Among the hardest hit in terms of mortality were the Wyandot Indians, who lost 100 people in the diseases that occurred after the flood in the vicinity of today's Kansas City, Kansas.The flood formed a large sandbar in front of the Wayne City Landing at Independence, Missouri, which caused settlers to go further east to Westport Landing in Kansas City, which resulted in significant local economic and cultural impact.