Focus on the Future: Water Resource Strategies for the Upper Mississippi and Red River of the North Basins.

Abstract

This report discusses adaptive water control strategies in the St. Paul District, basin by basin, under changing climate conditions. It is intended to stimulate comments from state, regional and local water managers. The report is not a recommendation for implementation of projects but a menu of strategies that would be responsive to public needs occasioned by climatic conditions and the resultant social and economic impacts. Keywords: Navigation channels, Flood prevention, Water supply, Flood warning system, Water recreation, Water storage, Agricultural flood damage, Emergency water planning, Navigation safety, Hydropower, Beach erosion,, Training.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA182835

Entities

Organizations

  • St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Cervidae
  • Drainage Basins
  • Emergencies
  • Engineers
  • Fish
  • Flood Control
  • Flood Damage
  • Floods
  • Habitats
  • Law
  • National Security
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supplies
  • Wildlife

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