United States Geological Survey YearbookThe Survey, 1982 - Geology |
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Page 23
... Flood Hazards Analysis 460 Small , Intermediate , and Special Water Resources Assessment 337 Mapping 15,388 Intermediate - Scale Mapping 6,804 Supporting Services 3,599 Toxic Wastes - Ground Water Land Use and Land Cover Contamination ...
... Flood Hazards Analysis 460 Small , Intermediate , and Special Water Resources Assessment 337 Mapping 15,388 Intermediate - Scale Mapping 6,804 Supporting Services 3,599 Toxic Wastes - Ground Water Land Use and Land Cover Contamination ...
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... flooding by tropical storms and hurricanes is increased greatly . 95 ° 15 ' 95 ° 00 ' 94 ° 45 ' 30 ° 00 ' -0.5- -2.0 3.0- ΤΗ 4.0- 5.0 . Houston 5.0 -8.0- GALVESTON BAY 4.0 3.0 2.0 EXPLANATION Fault Line of equal subsidence , in feet 15 ...
... flooding by tropical storms and hurricanes is increased greatly . 95 ° 15 ' 95 ° 00 ' 94 ° 45 ' 30 ° 00 ' -0.5- -2.0 3.0- ΤΗ 4.0- 5.0 . Houston 5.0 -8.0- GALVESTON BAY 4.0 3.0 2.0 EXPLANATION Fault Line of equal subsidence , in feet 15 ...
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... flooded at least 21 percent more land , a total of 146 square miles , if it had occurred in 1976. Today , more than ... flood damage attributable to subsidence in the coastal area from 1969 to 1974 were $ 31.7 million per year . To ...
... flooded at least 21 percent more land , a total of 146 square miles , if it had occurred in 1976. Today , more than ... flood damage attributable to subsidence in the coastal area from 1969 to 1974 were $ 31.7 million per year . To ...
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... flood , events are monitored , and the data accumulated under the Cooperative Program prove in- valuable . Assistance to Other Federal Agencies With funds transferred from other Federal agencies , the Geological Survey performs a wide ...
... flood , events are monitored , and the data accumulated under the Cooperative Program prove in- valuable . Assistance to Other Federal Agencies With funds transferred from other Federal agencies , the Geological Survey performs a wide ...
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... flood - plain management , and underground waste storage had , as forerunners , a multitude of individual cooperative investiga- tions across the country . In addition to analytical and interpretive work , the program provides for more ...
... flood - plain management , and underground waste storage had , as forerunners , a multitude of individual cooperative investiga- tions across the country . In addition to analytical and interpretive work , the program provides for more ...
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