Year: 2001
Type: report
Abstract: This report, "Precipitation in the Northern Plains, September 1996 through April 1997 ," is an example of the type of information produced by the USGS streamflow-gaging network.The report is the first in a two-part series of reports that document the 1997 spring floods in the northern plains.The report describes precipitation and climatic conditions before and during the floods.U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1185-B, "Peak Discharges and Flow Volumes for Streams in the Northern Plains, 1996-97 ," is the second in the two-part series of reports and presents the magnitude and duration of discharges and volumes, describes the effects of reservoir storage on flood peaks, and summarizes the effects of the 1997 spring floods on the people of the northern plains.
DOI: 10.3133/cir1185a
Authors: K. M. Macek-Rowland, M.J. Burr, G.B. Mitton
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1928624972