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Floods
Relatively high water that overflows the natural or artificial banks of a stream or coastal area that submerges land not normally below water level.
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Storm surge (2 items)

Flood preparedness (3 items)
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Water resources of North Carolina [New Window]
USGS water resources home page for North Carolina with links to hydrologic studies and long-term and real-time data on streamflow, ground and surface water, floods, droughts, precipitation, and water quality plus district information.
Water resources of North Carolina - current district projects [New Window]
Links to description, publications, data, and maps for research projects on North Carolina water resources.
Water resources of Texas - USGS activities in Texas [New Window]
USGS water resources home page for Texas with links to historic and real-time data on streamflow, ground and surface water, floods, droughts, coastal storm surge, lakes and reservoirs, and water quality plus district and publications information.
Water resources of Virginia - small basin runoff [New Window]
Overview of a project to evaluate existing methods used by Virginia Dept. of Transportation to estimate flood hydrographs from small drainage basins, and evaluate the use of dimensionless hydrographs to estimate runoff volumes.
Water resources of the United States [New Window]
Primary homepage for USGS programs in water resources with links to water data, publications and products, technical resources, major programs, and water information services.
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