RECORDING FLOODS AND FLOOD DAMAGE

As part of its basic mission, the U.S. Geological Survey has the responsibility for recording the stage, discharge, and areal extent of floods. Major floods are documented by collecting data in the field and then by reporting the data so that they are available to those who need the information. These two activities are discussed in this report. In conclusion, it is pointed out that a better job of providing the information users need would be possible if a better understanding of what those needs are was available, in terms of both the type of data and the timeliness of the data need.

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• Authors:
  • Hofmann, Walter
• Conference:
  • 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1973-1-22 to 1973-1-26
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 40-41
• Monograph Title: Highways and the catastrophic floods of 1972
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 479
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Flood damage; Floods; Geological surveying; Recording
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00159570
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309022657
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 20 1977 12:00AM