Major Floodwall Project Wraps Up in Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish
Sinking Deltas Face Growing Flood Threats, Study Says
FEMA Awards Contracts For Next Phase of Flood Mapping Programs
Stream Restoration: Portland Project Combines Flood Storage, Habitat Improvements
Policy Briefing: House Subcommittee Hears Complaints about FEMA's Flood Mapping Program
Flood Protection: Netherlands Makes Way for Rising Waters
CoreBits: Allied Organizations — Geosynthetic Use is Highlighted at Hearing; GSI Announces RFP Call; Stress-Wave Theory to Piles Conference, September 8-10, 2008, Lisbon, Portugal; U.S. Geoscience Enrollments and Degrees Remain Steady in 2007; 2 New Publications Now Available; Track Flooding with New USGS Map; USGS Coalition Submits Testimony to House
Flood Warning System for the Sutlej River in Remote Northern India
Through a collaborative effort of the Central Water Commission (CWC) of India, the U.S. Agency for International Development (which provided funding for the project), Riverside Technology,...
Summary of Approaches for Estimating Playa Lake Flooding
Playa, or terminal, lakes are common in semi- and arid environments; and their characteristic level, hard, and usually dry surfaces make them ideal for airports, as they are used in the...
Effects of Impervious Area Estimation Methods on Simulated Peak Discharges
The variability of simulated flood discharges is evaluated using two methods for estimating impervious surfaces and common design methods in the Mission Creek watershed (31 sq km) located...
Floodplain Delineation of the Ranillas Meander in Zaragoza Using GUAD-2D
After the selection of Zaragoza (Spain) as the host city of the International Expo 2008, the
Bridges: During Floods, Plan B — B for Bridge — Provides Temporary Access to Wastewater Plant
Pioneer Square Areaways
Pioneer Square, one of the earliest neighborhoods in Seattle, is adjacent to Elliott Bay. Much ofthis part of the city originally was built on existing land that used to get flooded. When...
Flood Protection: California's Largest Setback Levee Completed with Unique Funding and Reused Material
Flood Control: Corps Issues List of Deficient Levees, Develops Database
Flood Control: Lincoln Looks to Antelope Valley Project for Revitalization
Water Resources: Judge Halts Corps's Flood Control Project in Missouri
NewsBriefs: 4,000-Year-Old Relics in Danger of Flooding (The Independent Online)
The Levees Fail
This chapter examines the failure of levees against storm forces and the flooding that ensued....
Flood Control: Study Finds Sacramento Area Levees Inadequate
Return to search