The Great Flood of 1993 Post-Flood Report. Upper Mississippi River and Lower Missouri River Basins

Abstract

The Flood of 1993 was an unusual and significant hydrometeorological event that devastated the Midwest. The 1993 was distinctive from all other record floods in terms of its magnitude, severity, damage and the season in which it occurred. The present report contains information about the flood and the general involvement of the Corps in the flood-affected areas. An appendix which provides detailed flood descriptions, data, and information on Corps flood control, flood fight and post flood activities is included for each of the district offices involved: Appendices A (St. Paul District) and Appendices B (Rock Island District) cover the Mississippi River basin above Lock and Dam no. 22; Appendix C (St. Louis District) concerns the Mississippi River basin below Lock and Dam no. 22; Appendix D (Omaha District) and Appendix E (Kansas City District) cover the Missouri River Basin.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA419436

Entities

People

  • Anna Crickmer
  • Avenant Melidor
  • Judy Desharnais
  • Shirley Johnson
  • Susanna Gehrt

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Climate Change
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Drainage Basins
  • Embankments
  • Emergency Response
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Geography
  • Law
  • Meteorology
  • Pumping Stations
  • River Flooding
  • United States
  • Water Purification

Fields of Study

  • Geology

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  • Riverine Ecology