Floodplain Management Assessment of the Upper Mississippi River and Lower Missouri Rivers and Tributaries Main Report
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 1995. Floodplain Management Assessment of the Upper Mississippi River and Lower Missouri Rivers and Tributaries Main Report. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. St. Paul, Minnesota
A costly flood disaster in 1993 in the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri River basins led to the re-evaluation of methods used in floodplain management and control. The report describes the study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of floodplain management in these two river basins. Objectives included describing the land and water resources in the basins and the impacts on those resources. The alternatives for floodplain management are discussed.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Date of Issue
- 1995-06
- Publisher
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Units
- MISS
- Keywords
- Environmental Impact, Flood Control, Floodplain, Land Cover, Land Use, Water Resource Management, Water Resources