Floods
W. G. Hoyt, Walter B. Langbein (Author)
Print Book, English, 1955
Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J., 1955
ix, 469 pages : illustrations, maps, tables ; 24 cm
7874663
FLOOD PROBLEMS
WHY WE HAVE FLOOD PROBLEMS: Flood plains
Rainstorms
Thunderstorms
Hurricanes
Maximum rainfalls
Snow
Ice jams
LIFE HISTORY OF A FLOOD: On the land
In the channel
Analyzing floods
Where floods occur
When floods occur
Flood magnitude
Flood frequency
How floods are measured
Maximum flood discharge
DAMAGE FROM FLOODS
MAN’S ADAPTATION TO FLOODS: Zoning
Insurance
Forecasting
Relief and rehabilitation
PROTECTION THROUGH THE CONTROL OF WATER: Dikes and levees
Channel improvements
Diversion of flood waters
Reservoirs
Land-use practices
FLOODS AND THE CONSTITUTION
OUR PRESENT FLOOD-CONTROL POLICY: In the channel
On the land
BASIN PROBLEMS, PROJECTS, AND PLANS: New England
The middle Atlantic region
The South Atiantic and eastern Gulf streams
The Ohio River basin (exclusive of the Tennessee River basin)
The Tennessee River basin
The Great Lakes—St. Lawrence River region
The upper Mississippi River basin
The lower Mississippi basin and its alluvial valley
Tributaries to the lower Mississippi from the southwest
The Missouri River basin
The Red River of the North
The western Gulf of Mexico
The Pacific Southwest
The Pacific Northwest
FLOOD HISTORY: Before 1900
Since 1900
Floods, by streams