Living with the Red: A Report to the Governments of Canada and the United States on Reducing Flood Impacts in the Red River Basin - Legault, L.H.; Gourd, Robert; Murphy, C.Francis; Baldini, Thomas L.; Bayh, Susan B.; Chamberlin, Alice

Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to edges and corners; otherwise very minimal wear; The Final Report of the Internat. Joint Comm. addressing issues arising from the 1997 flood on the Red River, esp. concerning the causes & effects of damaging floods in the Red River basin. The Task Force developed products that will be of continuing utility to the basin, including hydraulic models to aid in analysis of flood flows, high-resolution topographic & land use data for flood-prone areas & a virtual network to link those in the basin dealing with flood issues. Chapters: geography & flood history; preparing for the next flood; environmental considerations; managing the flood plane -- comprehensive, integrated planning; managing the flood challenge; & recommendations. Charts & tables.
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The International Joint Commission
2000
Ottawa, ON