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The perfect flood /

Floods are nature's way of replenishing soil and sediments in low-lying areas along waterways. Efforts to protect towns and developments by controlling floods can sometimes backfire. When events in nature conspired to produce "The Perfect Flood" in 1993, it overwhelmed all attempts at...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Dallas County, TX : Dallas County Community College District, 2012.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Geology.
Earth sciences.
Floods.
Flood damage.
Levees.
Waterways.
Saint Louis (Mo.)
Valmeyer (Ill.)
Missouri River.
Mississippi River.
Embankments.
Navigable waters.
Géologie.
Sciences de la terre.
Inondations.
Dommages causés par les inondations.
Levées.
Voies navigables.
Missouri (Rivière)
Mississippi (Fleuve)
Navigable waters
Embankments
Earth sciences
Flood damage
Floods
Geology
Levees
Waterways
Illinois > Valmeyer
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Missouri > Saint Louis
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Floods are nature's way of replenishing soil and sediments in low-lying areas along waterways. Efforts to protect towns and developments by controlling floods can sometimes backfire. When events in nature conspired to produce "The Perfect Flood" in 1993, it overwhelmed all attempts at flood control, leaving violence and destruction in its wake.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed March 02, 2018).
Physical Description:1 online resource (8 min.)
Playing Time:00:07:56