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Category : Flood damage prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Category : Flood damage prevention
Languages : en
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Author: Webster City (Iowa)
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Category : Municipal finance
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Author: United States. Federal Insurance Administration
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Category : Flood forecasting
Languages : en
Pages : 46

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Author: ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT ROCK ISLAND IL.
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Category : Dikes (Engineering)
Languages : en
Pages : 63

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This report presents the results of a preliminary evaluation of possible solutions to reduce flood damages from Willow Creek to Mason City, Iowa. The purpose of the Reconnaissance phase is to make a determination whether the planning should proceed further based on a preliminary appraisal of the Federal interest, and if potential solutions are in concert with current policies and budgetary priorities. The city of Mason City is located in Cerro Gordo County in north-central Iowa. Willow Creek flows generally easterly through Mason City and joins the Winnebago River just upstream from Kentucky Avenue (see plate 1). This study evaluates possible solutions to reduce flood damages to the Mason City community. This study was initiated in June 1988 when representatives from Mason City and the Rock Island District met and reviewed the flood problems associated with Willow Creek. The Rock Island District received funding for the reconnaissance study in August 1988. This report presents the results of engineering, economic, and environmental investigations. These investigations are in sufficient detail to determine if any potential solutions will likely have Federal interest. (sdw).

Author: Cornelia F. Mutel
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1587299275
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 274

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In June 2008, the rivers of eastern Iowa rose above their banks to create floods of epic proportions; their amazing size—flowing in places at a rate nearly double that of the previous record flood—and the rapidity of their rise ruined farmlands and displaced thousands of residents and hundreds of businesses. In Cedar Rapids, the waters inundated more than nine square miles of the downtown area; in Iowa City, where the flood was also the most destructive in history, the University of Iowa’s arts campus was destroyed. By providing a solid base of scientific and technical information presented with unusual clarity and a wealth of supporting illustrations, the contributors to this far-reaching book, many of whom dealt firsthand with the 2008 floods, provide a detailed roadmap of the causes and effects of future devastating floods. The twenty-five essays fall naturally into four sections. “Rising Rivers, Spreading Waters” begins by comparing the 2008 floods with the midwestern floods of 1993, moves on to trace community responses to the 2008 floods, and ends by illuminating techniques for forecasting floods and determining their size and frequency. “Why Here, Why Now?” searches for possible causes of the 2008 floods and of flooding in general: annual crops and urban landscapes, inflows into and releases from reservoirs, and climate change. “Flood Damages, Flood Costs, Flood Benefits” considers the complex mix of flood costs and effects, emphasizing damages to cities and farmlands as well as potential benefits to natural communities and archaeological sites. “Looking Back, Looking Forward” lays out approaches to managing the floods of the future that are sure to come. While the book draws most of its examples from one particular region, it explains flooding throughout a much larger region—the midwestern Corn Belt—and thus its sobering yet energizing lessons apply well beyond eastern Iowa. By examining the relationships among rivers, floodplains, weather, and modern society; by stressing matters of science and fact rather than social or policy issues; and by addressing multiple environmental problems and benefits, A Watershed Year informs and educates all those who experienced the 2008 floods and all those concerned with the larger causes of flooding.

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Water Resources
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Languages : en
Pages : 1226

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Languages : en
Pages : 387

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A feasibility report was developed by the Rock Island District in 1975 for flood damage reduction, along with associated recreation features, for the cities of West Des Moines and Des Moines, Iowa. The project was authorized for construction by the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. The authorized project would provide a Standard Project Flood (SPF) level of protection from the Raccoon River, Walnut Creek, and Jordan Creek along with developing a city park, bicycle path, and boat launch area. The project would cost an estimated $16,220,000 (updated to 1988 price levels) and have a benefit-to-cost (B/C) ratio of 1.3. This GRR recommends continuation into a General Design Memorandum (GDM) phase of post-authorization planning and engineering studies. The cities of West Des Moines and Des Moines, Iowa, will be co-sponsors of the project and will have joint responsibility for operation and maintenance of the project after construction.

Author: Iowa State Commerce Commission
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Languages : en
Pages : 428

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Author: Iowa State Commerce Commission
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 426

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Fourth report is accompanied by "Map and profiles of Iowa railroads, 1881".