United States Geological Survey YearbookU.S. Geological Survey, 1994 - Geology |
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... agricultural lands , and reestablishing the economic system , decided to reexamine the use of floodplains in the upper Mississippi River basin . On November 24 , 1993 , the Scientific Assessment and Strategy Team ( SAST ) was ...
... agricultural lands , and reestablishing the economic system , decided to reexamine the use of floodplains in the upper Mississippi River basin . On November 24 , 1993 , the Scientific Assessment and Strategy Team ( SAST ) was ...
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... agriculture , habitat restoration , industry , and commerce . Reporting The he SAST contributed significantly to parts I through IV of the IFMRC report and wrote a scientific document that was pub- lished as part V of the report . The ...
... agriculture , habitat restoration , industry , and commerce . Reporting The he SAST contributed significantly to parts I through IV of the IFMRC report and wrote a scientific document that was pub- lished as part V of the report . The ...
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... agriculture , mineral or energy extraction , and human - induced changes to natural systems . Issues associated with ... agricultural activities include ground- and surface - water consumption , land and water contamination from agricul ...
... agriculture , mineral or energy extraction , and human - induced changes to natural systems . Issues associated with ... agricultural activities include ground- and surface - water consumption , land and water contamination from agricul ...
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... agricultural fields clearly shows , nearly all of the floodplain in this area was under cultivation before the 1993 floods ; wetland areas were primarily limited to the active channel of the Missouri River , tributary channels , and ...
... agricultural fields clearly shows , nearly all of the floodplain in this area was under cultivation before the 1993 floods ; wetland areas were primarily limited to the active channel of the Missouri River , tributary channels , and ...
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... agricultural bottomlands . In contrast , levee breaches along the middle Mississippi River produced fewer areas of intense erosion and sedimenta- tion , and impacts were largely limited to pas- sive inundation of large bottomland tracts ...
... agricultural bottomlands . In contrast , levee breaches along the middle Mississippi River produced fewer areas of intense erosion and sedimenta- tion , and impacts were largely limited to pas- sive inundation of large bottomland tracts ...
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