Reconnaissance Report for Section 205 Flood Damage Reduction Study, Beaver Creek, New Hartford, Iowa

Recent flooding has triggered renewed interest in a flood damage reduction project for New Hartford. This report documents a multi-disciplinary investigation into potential solutions to reduce flood damages. Some of the alternatives investigated include levees, channelization, flood-proofing, floodp...

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Other Authors: ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT ROCK ISLAND IL
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1991
Subjects:
Economics and Cost Analysis
Civil Engineering
Military Intelligence
*ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
*RECONNAISSANCE
*FLOOD CONTROL
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
RESERVOIRS
BEAVER CREEK(IOWA)
FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION STUDY
FLOOD PROOFING
FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM
Beaver Creek
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA256264
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA256264
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Summary:Recent flooding has triggered renewed interest in a flood damage reduction project for New Hartford. This report documents a multi-disciplinary investigation into potential solutions to reduce flood damages. Some of the alternatives investigated include levees, channelization, flood-proofing, floodplain evacuation, flood-warning system, and reservoirs. None of the alternatives were found to be economically feasible, and the study has been terminated.

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