United States Geological Survey YearbookThe Survey, 1995 - Geology |
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... levees and other infra- he Administration , recognizing the high After the Flood of 1993 : The Scientific Assessment and Strategy Team In late summer 1992 , after several years of drought , significant precipitation returned to much of ...
... levees and other infra- he Administration , recognizing the high After the Flood of 1993 : The Scientific Assessment and Strategy Team In late summer 1992 , after several years of drought , significant precipitation returned to much of ...
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... levees and different land uses on the floodplains . The UNET model , available through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , is a one - dimensional , steady - state hydraulic model that treats areas affected by levees as storage cells ...
... levees and different land uses on the floodplains . The UNET model , available through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , is a one - dimensional , steady - state hydraulic model that treats areas affected by levees as storage cells ...
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... Levees . - The location of levees on the floodplain clearly affects their effectiveness and durability . The sections of levees that are predictably at risk are now known to include areas occupied by coarse surficial materials deposited ...
... Levees . - The location of levees on the floodplain clearly affects their effectiveness and durability . The sections of levees that are predictably at risk are now known to include areas occupied by coarse surficial materials deposited ...
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... levees were overtopped , topped , or breached during the 1993 floods ? Conclusion he upper Mississippi River basin system interrelated . Actions taken on one part of the system can affect other parts of the system to a greater or lesser ...
... levees were overtopped , topped , or breached during the 1993 floods ? Conclusion he upper Mississippi River basin system interrelated . Actions taken on one part of the system can affect other parts of the system to a greater or lesser ...
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... levee - failure risks and impacts . Informed floodplain management requires a new scientific focus , one that considers not only where and how often but also precisely how it will flood . These activities are being conducted as part of ...
... levee - failure risks and impacts . Informed floodplain management requires a new scientific focus , one that considers not only where and how often but also precisely how it will flood . These activities are being conducted as part of ...
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