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Peak discharges and flow volumes for streams in the Northern Plains, 1996-97
Circular
1185-B
By: K. M. Macek-Rowland, M.J. Burr, and G.B. Mitton
Winter snowfall of 1996-97, combined with the spring floods of 1997, caused one of the worst natural disasters in recent history on the Northern Plains. The flow volumes for water year 1997 at selected streamflow-gaging stations on the Red River of the North, the Minnesota River, and the James River were 186 to 788 percent of the mean annual volumes for the periods of record for those stations. Recurrence intervals ranged from 10 to 500 years.
Suggested Citation
Macek-Rowland, K., Burr, M., Mitton, G., 2001, Peak discharges and flow volumes for streams in the Northern Plains, 1996-97: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1185, 52 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/cir1185B.
ISSN: 2330-5703 (online)
Publication type
Report
Publication Subtype
USGS Numbered Series
Title
Peak discharges and flow volumes for streams in the Northern Plains, 1996-97
Series title
Circular
Series number
1185
Chapter
B
DOI
10.3133/cir1185B
Year Published
2001
Language
English
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Contributing office(s)
North Dakota Water Science Center, Dakota Water Science Center