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Apr 26, 2012
The 1997 Missouri River Flood That Did Not Occur
Publication: Waterpower '99: Hydro's Future: Technology, Markets, and Policy
Abstract
A potentially catastrophic flood was averted in 1997 as the largest runoff in 100 years swelled the system of six large U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoirs located on the Missouri River. Record high system releases were required to evacuate excess storage, but were timed to minimize impacts downstream. More than $5.2 x 109 in flood damages were prevented in 1997 by the Missouri River main stem operation.
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Waterpower '99: Hydro's Future: Technology, Markets, and Policy
Pages: 1 - 10
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© 1999 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Business management
- Disaster preparedness
- Disaster risk management
- Disasters and hazards
- Evacuation
- Federal government
- Floods
- Government
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydraulic structures
- Hydrologic engineering
- Hydrology
- Organizations
- Practice and Profession
- Reservoirs
- River engineering
- Rivers and streams
- Runoff
- Water and water resources
- Water management
- Water policy
- Water resources
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Robert D. Keasling
P.E.
M.ASCE
Hydraulic Engineer, Reservoir Control Center, Missouri River Region, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 11565 West Center Road, Omaha, NE 68144-3869
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