This list is under construction. Date of last update is 9 April 2000.

Flood Links

Ice Age Floods Institute

(B) description of recurring flooding in the Pacific Northwest in prehistoric times resulting from releases of glacial Lake Missoula, information on membership in the Ice Age Floods Institute

Catastrophic Flood Dynamic Database

(B) listing of suggested causes for a catastrophic ancient flood event along with link to a page of folk legends of a catastrophic flood around the world

Victoria State Emergency Services: Floods

(B) brief summary of flooding history of Melbourne and the Australian State of Victoria from 1935 to 1995, role of State Emergency Service in flood response

The Missoula Floods

(B+) description of a prehistoric flood from Lake Missoula resulting from the collapse of a glacial dam, history of controversies in development of the theory, related glossary

Worldwatch Briefing on the Yangtze Flood

(B) summary data on the 1998 flooding in the Yangtze River basin, the worst in 44 years, with information on impact of deforestation, increased population density, and industrialization on flooding

Alert Flows East Coast User's Group

(B+) twelve state regional group - history of Integrated Flood Observing and Warning System, description of equipment and communications, state by state location of gages and current rainfall data

The Fargo Flood Homepage

(A-) current flood related information, coverage of the history of previous flooding of the Red River in the Fargo-Morehead region and explanation of regions vulnerability to flooding

Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board

(A) historical information on flood control and fighting, development of the levee system, legislative mandates, organization and history of the Levee Board, maps

The Floods of '97: Ancient Levees Targeted

(B) newspaper story discussing in depth levee assessment, repair and maintenance, and failures in the Sacramento Valley Flood Control System

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