Living with the Red : A Report to the Governments of Canada and the United States on Reducing Flood Impacts in the Red River Basin

The Final Report of the Internat. Joint Comm. addressing issues arising from the 1997 flood on the Red River, esp. concerning the causes & effects of damaging floods in the Red River basin. The Task Force developed products that will be of continuing utility to the basin, including hydraulic models to aid in analysis of flood flows, high-resolution topographic & land use data for flood-prone areas & a virtual network to link those in the basin dealing with flood issues. Chapters: geography & flood history; preparing for the next flood; environmental considerations; managing the floodplane -- comprehensive, integrated planning; managing the flood challenge; & recommendations. Charts & tables.Galloway, Gerald E. is the author of 'Living with the Red : A Report to the Governments of Canada and the United States on Reducing Flood Impacts in the Red River Basin', published 2001 under ISBN 9780756708023 and ISBN 0756708028.