Impacts of 1993 Floods on the Upper Mississippi and Missouri River Basins in the USA
Author: Nani G. Bhowmik
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 40
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Author: Nani G. Bhowmik
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 40
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. North Central Division
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 104
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Stanley Changnon
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-07-11
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 1000301982
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe flood that affected a third of the United States during the summer of 1993 was the nation's worst, ranking as a once-in-300-years event. It severely tested national, state, and local systems for managing natural resources and for handling emergencies, illuminating both the strengths and weaknesses in existing methods of preparing for and dealing with massive prolonged flooding. Through detailed case studies, this volume diagnoses the social and economic impacts of the disaster, assessing how resource managers, flood forecasters, public institutions, the private sector, and millions of volunteers responded to it. The first comprehensive evaluation of the 1993 flood, this book examines the way in which floods are forecast and monitored, the effectiveness of existing recovery processes, and how the nation manages its floodplains. The volume concludes with recommendations for the future, in hope of better preparing the country for the next flood or other comparable disaster.
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Lower Mississippi Valley Division
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 223
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Charles Parrett
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 24
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom mid-June through early August 1993, flooding was severe in the upper Mississippi River Basin following a wet-weather pattern that persisted over the area for at least 6 months before the flood. The magnitude and timing of several intense rainstorms in late June and July, combined with wet antecedent climatic conditions, were the principal causes of the flooding. Flood-peak discharges that equaled or exceeded the 10-year recurrence interval were recorded at 154 streamflow-gaging stations in the upper Mississippi River Basin. At 41 streamflow-gaging stations, the peak discharge was greater than the previous maximum known discharge. At 15 additional gaging stations, peak discharges exceeded the previous maximum regulated peak discharge. At 45 gaging stations, peak discharges exceeded 100-year recurrence intervals.
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. North Central Division
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 224
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rodney E. Southard
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 44
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Arthur C. Parola
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780309063050
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. North Central Division
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 436
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. North Central Division
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Flood of 1993 was an unusual and significant hydrometeorological event that devastated the Midwest. The 1993 was distinctive from all other record floods in terms of its magnitude, severity, damage and the season in which it occurred. The present report contains information about the flood and the general involvement of the Corps in the flood-affected areas. An appendix which provides detailed flood descriptions, data, and information on Corps flood control, flood fight and post flood activities is included for each of the district offices involved: Appendices A (St. Paul District) and Appendices B (Rock Island District) cover the Mississippi River basin above Lock and Dam no. 22; Appendix C (St. Louis District) concerns the Mississippi River basin below Lock and Dam no. 22; Appendix D (Omaha District) and Appendix E (Kansas City District) cover the Missouri River Basin.