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Summary of floods in the United States during 1967 Summary of floods in the United States during 1967
This report describes the most outstanding floods in the United States during 1967. The two most destructive floods occurred in August in east-central Alaska and in September and October in southern Texas. In east-central Alaska, heavy rain on August 8-17 produced record-breaking floods near Fairbanks. Peak discharges on some streams in the area were from two to four times the 50-yea.r...
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J.O. Rostvedt
Chemicals in fish farming: what's cleared, what isn't? Chemicals in fish farming: what's cleared, what isn't?
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R. E. Lennon
Water for a rapidly growing urban community — Oakland County, Michigan Water for a rapidly growing urban community — Oakland County, Michigan
Oakland County, an area of 899 square miles, is in southeastern Michigan. The southern part of the county is overlapped by the suburbs of the city of Detroit. In 1970, about 850,000 people were living in the county and using about 100 million gallons of water a day. More than 80 percent of the water used for large industrial and municipal supplies came from Detroit's water system. The...
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F. R. Twenter, R. L. Knutilla
Water resources of the Crow Wing River watershed, central Minnesota Water resources of the Crow Wing River watershed, central Minnesota
The Crow Wing River, a tributary of the Mississippi River, drains an area of about 3,760 square miles, essentially all of which is covered by glacial deposits. Topography of most of the watershed is slightly- to moderately-undulating and has local relief of up to about 50 feet. The margin of the watershed, particularly the southwestern and northwestern parts, is higher and has local...
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Gerald F. Lindholm, E.L. Oakes, D.W. Ericson, J. O. Helgesen
Floods in Starkweather Creek basin, Madison, Wisconsin Floods in Starkweather Creek basin, Madison, Wisconsin
The city of Madison is establishing standards for flood-plain zoning and land-use planning. The evaluation of flood potential is a necessary factor to be considered before such standards are established and put into effect. Purpose and scope. The purposes of this report are to determine the magnitude and water surface elevations of the regional (100-year) flood for both existing and...
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Carl L. Lawrence, Barry K. Holmstrom
Flooded area of Lake St. Croix Beach, Minnesota Flooded area of Lake St. Croix Beach, Minnesota
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G.H. Carlson
Flow characteristics of Minnesota streams Flow characteristics of Minnesota streams
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W.B. Mann
Flooded area of Montevideo, Minnesota Flooded area of Montevideo, Minnesota
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G.H. Carlson
Flooded area of St. Mary's Point, Minnesota Flooded area of St. Mary's Point, Minnesota
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K.T. Gunard
Flooded area of Lakeland Shores, Minnesota Flooded area of Lakeland Shores, Minnesota
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G.H. Carlson