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Floodplains
Flat or nearly flat land along a river or stream or in a tidal area that is covered by water during a flood. [EPA Terms of Environment <http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/>]
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Presettlement and contemporary vegetation patterns along two navigation reaches of the Upper Mississippi River [New Window]
Study to reconstruct presettlement vegetation patterns along two navigation reaches of the Upper Mississippi.
Water resources of Virginia - floods [New Window]
Brief description of project for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare and modify Flood Insurance Rate Maps based on flood frequency analysis, ground surveys, and flood profiles in Virginia.


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