Floods of March-May 1965 in the Upper Mississippi River Basin
Floods of March-May 1965 in the Upper Mississippi River Basin

Author: David Bryan Anderson

Publisher:

Published: 1970

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13:

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The floods of March-May 1965 in the upper Mississippi River basin occurred as two different events, one during the latter part of February and early March and the other starting early in April and extending into May. Factors contributing to the floods were rapid melting of the winter accumulation of snow, heavy rains on the snow pack, and deeply frozen ground throughout much of the basin, which made the soil almost impervious and thereby greatly increased the amount of runoff. Peak stages and discharges during the floods exceeded previous known maxima at many points. Included in this report are peak stages and discharges for these floods at 333 sites; flood damages; effect of drainage and storage on flood peaks; and the operations of the U.S. Geological Survey and other Federal agencies during the flood emergency.

Flash Floods in Texas
Flash Floods in Texas

Author: Jonathan Burnett

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2008-04-02

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9781585445905

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How many times have you heard the television or radio alert, “We are now under a flash flood watch”? While the destructive force of flash flooding is a regular occurrence in the state and has caused a tremendous amount of damage and heartache over the years, no one until now has recorded in a single book the history of flash floods in Texas. After combing libraries and archives, grilling county historians, trekking to flood sites, and collecting scores of graphic photographs, Jonathan Burnett chose twenty-eight floods from around the state to create this narrative of a century of disastrous events. Beginning with the famous Austin dam break of 1900 and ending with the historic 2002 flooding in the Hill Country, Burnett chronicles the causes and courses of these catastrophic floods as well as their costs in material damage and human lives. Dramatic photographs of each event enhance the harrowing accounts of danger spawned by nature on a rampage. Together, the stories and the pictures give readers a vivid and lasting image of the power and unpredictability of flash floods in Texas. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.

Disaster Relief Act of 1965: October 14 and 15, 1965 (89-22)
Disaster Relief Act of 1965: October 14 and 15, 1965 (89-22)

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Flood Control

Publisher:

Published: 1965

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13:

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Committee Serial No. 89-22. Considers S. 1861 and 11 related bills, to create standby disaster relief authority and programs. Pt. 2: Continuation of hearings on S. 1861, to provide Federal and state grants, and readjusted Housing and Home Finance Agency, VA, and SBA loans for disaster victims.