Flooding in the United States Midwest, 2008 / by Robert R. Holmes, Jr., Todd A. Koenig, and Krista A. Karstensen.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:U.S. Geological Survey professional paper ; 1775.
Main Author: Holmes, Robert R., 1965-
Corporate Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Other Authors: Koenig, Todd A.
Karstensen, Krista A.
Language:English
Published: Reston, Va. : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2010.
Series:U.S. Geological Survey professional paper ; 1775.
Subjects:
Floods > Middle West.
Flood damage > Middle West.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:1 online resource (vii pages, 63 unnumbered pages) : illustrations, maps.
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • The role of the U.S. Geological Survey in flood response
  • 2008 flooding: causes, chronology, and magnitude
  • Antecedent conditions for the 2008 Midwest flooding
  • Chronology and magnitude of flooding: January through September 2008
  • 2008 flooding: comparison with historic floods
  • 2008 flooding: annual exceedance probability
  • Effects of the 2008 flooding on annual exceedance probability estimates
  • Trends in flood maxima.