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Flooding in the Midwest, June 2008

Related News Releases:

Two 500-Year Floods Within 15 Years: What are the Odds? ( June 20, 2008)
Wabash River Nears a New Record Stage in Southern Indiana ( June 13, 2008)
Media Advisory: USGS Crews to Install New Streamgage in Cedar Rapid (June 12, 2008)
From Response to Recovery and Mitigation—USGS Flood Efforts Begin to Shift in Indiana ( June 11, 2008)
USGS Crews Dispatched to Measure Historic Wisconsin Floods ( June 10, 2008)
USGS Update Flooding in Indiana Downstream Crests Expected Later this Week ( June 10, 2008)
USGS Crews Measure Record Floods in Iowa ( June 10, 2008)
UPDATE: USGS Crews Measure Severe Flooding in the Midwest (June 10, 2008)
USGS Crews Dispatched to Measure Historic Indiana Floods ( June 9, 2008)

Imagery:

Multimedia:

Interview with Kevin Oberg, USGS (St. Louis, News Channel 5/KSDK)
Podcast: Two 500-Year Floods in 15 Years? (June 19, 2008)
Flooding and the Human Footprint (The Take Away - June 19, 2008)
Podcast: Severe Flooding in the Midwest (June 12, 2008)
Flood related videos (YouTube)
- USGS Employees Building a Temporary Gage, Iowa City, IA (Windows Media - 5 MB | Quicktime - 68 MB | YouTube)
- Measuring Streamflow with Wading Rod Near Finchford, IA (Windows Media - 5 MB | Quicktime - 68.6 MB | YouTube)
- Acoustic Doppler Current Profile Reading, Finchford, IA (Windows Media - 5 MB | Quicktime - 65.8 MB | YouTube)
- Rescuing Flood Victims in Coralville, IA (Windows Media - 5 MB | Quicktime - 69 MB | YouTube)
- Acoustic Doppler Current Profile Reading, Cedar Rapids, IA (Windows Media - 7.3 MB | Quicktime - 86 MB | YouTube)
- Temporary Gage Installation in Cedar Rapids, IA (Windows Media - 5 MB | Quicktime - 64.3 MB | YouTube)
- Traversing Deep Water in Cedar Rapids, IA (Windows Media - 2 MB | Quicktime - 25.6 MB | YouTube)
- Flooding of Downtown Cedar Rapids, IA (6/13/08) (Windows Media - 7 MB | Quicktime - 98 MB | YouTube)
- Wildlife Affected by Flooding in Waverly, IA (6/10/2008) (Windows Media - 5.4 MB | Quicktime - 77.2 MB | YouTube)
Streamflow animation (June 1 - 19, 2008)
Flood animation (June 1 - 19, 2008)

Real-time Water Monitoring of Affected States

USGS Water Science Centers

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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
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