The effects of 2011 Ohio and Mississippi river valley flooding on Cairo, Illinois, area

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Olson, Kenneth R ^a   Morton, Lois Wright ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; DAM FAILURE; EARTHWORKS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; LEVEE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN; SNOWMELT;

ILLINOIS; MIDWEST; OHIO RIVER; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; WABASH RIVER;

EID: 84861018265     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.67.2.42A     Document Type: Article

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