Background to flood control measures in the Red and Assiniboine River Basins

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 31-44

  Blais, Eric Lorne ^a,d   Clark, Shawn ^b,d   Dow, Karen ^b,d   Rannie, Bill ^c,d   Stadnyk, Tricia ^b,d   Wazney, Lucas ^b  

^a AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^d CWRA ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD DAMAGE; RIVERS;

CONTROL MEASURES; COST ANALYSIS; FLOOD EVENT; FLOOD MITIGATION; FLOOD PROTECTION; NATURAL CONDITIONS; RIVER BASINS; RURAL RESIDENCES;

FLOODS;

EID: 84929587324     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07011784.2015.1036123     Document Type: Article

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