Terminal lake flooding and wetland expansion in nelson county, north dakota

Physical Geography

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 68-85

  Todhunter, Paul E ^a   Rundquist, Bradley C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flooding; North Dakota; Prairie Pothole Region; Terminal lake; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE BASIN; FLOODING; LAKE WATER; WETLAND;

NELSON COUNTY [NORTH DAKOTA]; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 10244236529     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3646.25.1.68     Document Type: Article

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