The Great Flood of 1993 on the Upper Mississippi River—10 years later

Gary P. Johnson; Robert R. Holmes; Loyd A. Waite

doi:10.3133/fs20043024

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The Great Flood of 1993 on the Upper Mississippi River—10 years later

Gary P. Johnson·Robert R. Holmes·Loyd A. Waite

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Ten years ago, the upper Mississippi River Basin in the Midwestern United States experienced the costliest flood in the history of the United States. The flood came to be known as “ The Great Flood of 1993.”

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Gary P. Johnson, Robert R. Holmes, Loyd A. Waite. 2003. The Great Flood of 1993 on the Upper Mississippi River—10 years later. https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20043024

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