Floods of September 2010 in southern Minnesota / / by Christopher A. Ellison [and four others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910716909803321
• Autore: Ellison Christopher A.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Reston, Virginia : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vi, 37 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
• Collana: Scientific investigations report ; ; 2011-5045
• Soggetti: Floods - Minnesota; Floods - Minnesota - Faribault; Floods - Minnesota - Owatonna; Floods - Minnesota - Pine Island; Floods - Minnesota - Zumbro Falls; Floods; Minnesota; Minnesota Faribault; Minnesota Owatonna; Minnesota Pine Island; Minnesota Zumbro Falls
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Prepared in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological and Water Resources."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 17-19).
• Nota di contenuto: Abstract -- Introduction. Purpose and scope ; Conditions leading to the 2010 floods -- Methods. Computing the magnitudes of peak streamflows ; Estimating annual exceedance probabilities of peak streamflows ; Collection of high-water-mark data ; Flood-peak inundation maps ; Flood-peak water-surface profiles -- Floods of September 2010 in southern Minnesota. Magnitudes and estimated annual exceedance probabilities of peak streamflows ; Flood-peak inundation maps and water-surface profiles -- Description of flood damages and effects -- Summary -- ; Appendix 1. High-water-mark descriptions i the communities of Faribault, Owatonna, Pine Island, and ; Zumbro Falls, floods of September 2010, Minnesota -- ; Appendix 2. Flood-peak inundation maps for selected communities, floods of September 2010, Minnesota -- ; Appendix 3. Flood-peak water-surface profiles for selected sites, floods of September 2010, Minnesota.