Author: Pennsylvania. Department of Forests and WatersPublisher:
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Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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The Floods of March 1936 in Pennsylvania
Author: Pennsylvania. Department of Forests and WatersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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The Evolution of the 1936 Flood Control Act
Author: Joseph L. ArnoldPublisher:
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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History of the Floods of March, 1936 and January, 1937
Author: Pennsylvania RailroadPublisher:
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Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
This report examines the effects of two major floods on the operations of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1937 and 1938.
The Floods of March 1936
Author: Nathan Clifford GroverPublisher:
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Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 502
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The Great Ohio River Flood of 1937
Author: James E. CastoPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439622981
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
From the time settlers first pushed into the Ohio Valley, floods were an accepted fact of life. After each flood, people shoveled the mud from their doors and set about rebuilding their towns. In 1884, the Ohio River washed away 2,000 homes. In 1913, an even worse flood swept down the river. People labeled it the "granddaddy" of all floods. Little did they know there was worse yet to come. In 1937, raging floodwaters inundated thousands of houses, businesses, factories, and farms in a half dozen states, drove one million people from their homes, claimed nearly 400 lives, and recorded $500 million in damages. Adding to the misery was the fact that the disaster came during the depths of the Depression, when many families were already struggling. Images of America: The Great Ohio River Flood of 1937 brings together 200 vintage images that offer readers a look at one of the darkest chapters in the region's history.
The Delaware River Basin
Author: Robert E. HortonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781258571009
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Interstate Commission On The Delaware River Basin, Series C, No. 1, January, 1940.
Disastrous Floods and the Demise of Steel in Johnstown
Author: Pat FarabaughPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439673799
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Johnstown is synonymous with floodwaters and steel. When the city was decimated by a flood of biblical proportions in 1889, it was considered one of the worst natural disasters in American history and gained global attention. Sadly, that deluge was only the first of three major floods to claim lives and wreak havoc in the region. The destruction in the wake of the St. Patrick's Day flood in 1936 was the impetus for groundbreaking federal and local flood control measures. Multiple dam failures, including the Laurel Run Dam in July 1977, left a flooded Johnstown with a failing steel industry in ruins. Author Pat Farabaugh charts the harrowing history of Johnstown's great floods and the effects on its economic lifeblood.
Guidelines for Determining Flood Flow Frequency
Author: Water Resources Council (U.S.). Hydrology CommitteePublisher:
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Category : Flood forecasting
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Botanical Evidence of Floods and Flood-plain Deposition
Author: Robert Sumner SigafoosPublisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Great Floods of Pennsylvania
Author: William H. ShankPublisher:
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Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 87
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