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Epic Flooding in Georgia, 2009

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2010/3107/

In September of 2009, flooding in parts of Georgia reached levels expected every 500 years. Specific measurements we made and other facts about these disasters described here should help people prepare for floods here and elsewhere.

by Gotvald, Anthony J. and McCallum, Brian E.
U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2010-3107
This publication is available only as a PDF document.
Related topics:
Floods, Hazards, Hydrology, Real-time monitoring and reporting, Stream-gage measurement
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Georgia

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