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.Floods are common in the Mid-West. .Floods usually happen around spring due to snow melt. .April-October 1993. .Third largest river. |
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Impacts |
.Levees began to overtop on July 7th. .40 people died. .55 towns were destroyed. .6 million acres of farm land were destroyed. .River traffic was halted for several months. |
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.Usual snow melt but soil already saturated by spring rains. .Usual Spring Drought did not happen. Torrential rain followed. .Poorly built non-federal levees.
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.6 Reservoirs and dams have been built along the river. .Huge amount off Afforestation to increse the delay off run off. .Levees have been strengthened and re-inforced. |