Case Study: The Mississippi River Flood of 1993

... Case Study: The Mississippi River Flood of 1993 This project describes the characteristics of the most devastating flooding disaster in U.S history, the 1993 Mississippi River flood after reading this case study you should know: * What is the definition of a flood? * Facts about the Mississippi River * How large an area was affected by the 1993 Mississippi flood? * Why did flooding occur? * How was the flood event related to regional weather patterns? * What is the difference between the upper and lower Mississippi? * What is the difference between prevention and adjustment? * How were levee systems affected by the flooding? * How are dams used for flood control within the Mississippi River basin? * Did most of the residents of the floodplain have flood insurance? * How did flooding affect people and the economy of the Midwest? Introduction A flood is defined as the temporary overflow of a

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