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... basins , the Texas Gulf Coast , the Great Lakes basin , coastal California , and the Colorado River basin . A description of many of these floods and of the Survey's role in responding to the floods is the subject of a major essay in ...
... basins , the Texas Gulf Coast , the Great Lakes basin , coastal California , and the Colorado River basin . A description of many of these floods and of the Survey's role in responding to the floods is the subject of a major essay in ...
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... basin , the Red River of the North basin , the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range in Washington and Ore- gon , the Sierra Nevada Range in California , and the mountains of Arizona . The flood- water results from melting snow that ac ...
... basin , the Red River of the North basin , the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range in Washington and Ore- gon , the Sierra Nevada Range in California , and the mountains of Arizona . The flood- water results from melting snow that ac ...
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... Basin Winter rainfall and temperature patterns began prematurely in late autumn . Two main storms , December 2 to 7 and December 24 to 29 , 1982 , were both re- lated to deep low - pressure troughs over Texas and the Southwest . The ...
... Basin Winter rainfall and temperature patterns began prematurely in late autumn . Two main storms , December 2 to 7 and December 24 to 29 , 1982 , were both re- lated to deep low - pressure troughs over Texas and the Southwest . The ...
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... basin experienced extensive flooding . Rainfall from this storm combined with snowmelt runoff to produce the fifth largest peak stage of record on the lower Mississippi River at Baton Rouge , Louisiana . The late May peak exceeded that ...
... basin experienced extensive flooding . Rainfall from this storm combined with snowmelt runoff to produce the fifth largest peak stage of record on the lower Mississippi River at Baton Rouge , Louisiana . The late May peak exceeded that ...
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... Basin California , Nevada , and Utah experi- enced one of the most severe winters since the collection of climatic data began in the late 1880's . Many of the snowpack measuring sites set new records for depth and water content ...
... Basin California , Nevada , and Utah experi- enced one of the most severe winters since the collection of climatic data began in the late 1880's . Many of the snowpack measuring sites set new records for depth and water content ...
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