The 2005 flood events in the Saskatchewan River Basin: Causes, assessment and damages

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 94-104

  Shook, Kevin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b CSHS ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; WATERSHEDS;

ALBERTA; FLOOD EVENT; HEAD WATERS; HEAVY RAIN EVENT; MANITOBA; PROPERTY DAMAGE; RIVER BASINS; SASKATCHEWAN;

DAMAGE DETECTION;

EID: 84926187172     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07011784.2014.1001439     Document Type: Article

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