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	Flood Control - MSN Encarta
		Floods occur when soil and vegetation cannot absorb all the water; water then runs off the land in quantities that cannot be carried in stream channels or retained in natural ponds and constructed reservoirs (see Dam).
		Floods in the Mississippi Valley have demonstrated that levees alone do not provide sufficient protection against flooding on a large river, and other methods of flood control, including dams and floodways, are now in use on the Mississippi River (see Levee).
		Flood control in these areas has been directed to restoring vegetation and instituting efficient methods of soil management, such as crop rotation and contour plowing.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761561222 (1133 words)

	Flood Control - MSN Encarta
		When scientific research into the causes of floods showed that the construction of levees was insufficient as a method of control, the first steps were made to provide for reforestation and soil conservation.
		In 1937 further authority was granted to the secretary of agriculture in the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act to control soil erosion and to mitigate floods.
		Such organizations as the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, the TVA, and others relating to specific areas have made important studies of hydrologic and meteorological conditions to aid in the forecasting of flood dangers and to plan flood control.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761561222_2/Flood_Control.html (615 words)

	flood control
		In the 20th century the problem of flood control in the United States has assumed national importance because of the increasing frequency and intensity of floods in all of the great river valleys as a result of deforestation.
		By 1940 the Supreme Court of the United States had passed on the constitutionality of almost all federal activities in the field of flood control and had upheld actions that related to almost all waters of the United States, without limiting these actions to the navigable streams, as had been done earlier.
		Many aspects of flood control can be handled by individual states or groups of states acting on a regional basis.
	www.angelfire.com /ky3/abeer/flood_control.htm (1606 words)

	Flood Control in Bangladesh through Best Management Practices
		While the annual floods are essential and desirable for overall growth of the Bangladesh delta and the economy, the major floods such as those that occurred in 1954, 1955, 1974, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1998, 1999, and 2000 are destructive and cause serious threat to lives and economy.
		Flood control measures in Bangladesh are mainly limited to building of earthen embankments, polders, and drainage.
		During the floods of 1973, 1984, and 1993 these embankments and other embankments maintained by state governments in Illinois breached at many places and proved to be ineffective as flood control measures.
	www.eb2000.org /short_note_17.htm (3154 words)

	Flood Control
		The LTVCA’s flood control program reduces the impacts of flooding through prevention and structural controls to prevent the loss of life, to minimize property damage and social disruption and to encourage a coordinated approach to land use and water management.
		Flood control has many community benefits including the minimization of financial and social costs to the residents within the LTVCA’s watershed and the reduction of the effects of erosion to buildings and soil.
		The backwater control dam and pumping station are situated near the mouth of McGregor Creek.
	www.lowerthames-conservation.on.ca /FloodControl.htm (1869 words)

	Flood Control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Flood Control Section is responsible for the maintenance of existing stormwater drainage facilities, construction of new district facilities, flood warning, hydrologic data collection and assuring private development projects meet flood Control objectives and compliance with Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) guidelines.
		Flood Control performs office and field reviews of project plans for appropriate flood protection and to assure District facilities meet County Standards.
		The San Diego County Flood Control District (FCD) is run by a five-member panel called the Board of Directors, also serving as the County of San Diego Board of Supervisors.
	www.co.san-diego.ca.us /dpw/engineer/flood.html (502 words)

	Control flood with a water barrier (dam) \| Flood control \| Floods protection, (Water Gate, dam, water barrier, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This water barrier is used for the floods control (inundation).
		Flood protection and flood control are ensured with this dam (Water-gate).
		Dam replaces the sand bag for flood control (water barrier), is used for water deviation and forest fire extinction.
	www.megasecur.com (179 words)

	Glossary of Flood Control Terms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This embankment is used to control the release of flood waters downstream of the Dam.
		Flood risk information presented on FIRMs is based on historic, meteorologic, hydrologic, and hydraulic data, as well as open-space conditions, flood control works, and development.
		This document is used by contractors interested in bidding on the project to determine their probable cost of construction, it is used by the inspectors to police and control the project construction and it is used by the surveyors to place the survey control necessary to align and construct the project.
	www.floodcontrol.co.riverside.ca.us /districtsite/content/glossary.htm (13707 words)

	Flood Control Act of 1944
		The project adopted by the act of June 22, 1936 to provide flood protection to Kansas City, KS and MS, is hereby modified and extended to provide for improvement substantially in accordance with the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers in House doc.
		The project on the Knife River for local flood control at Beulah, ND is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in the House Doc.
		The project on the Knife River for local flood control at Hazen, ND is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in the House Doc.
	www.sioux.org /flood_control_act_of_1944.html (1256 words)

	Wetland Values & Functions: flood control
		Construction of levees and dams on rivers to improve flood control have often had the reverse effect.
		The long-term response to the calamity in China was swift, with plans both to restore reclaimed land around lakes and rivers to wetland areas and to cease logging in the upper and middle reaches of rivers, turning many of the loggers to afforestation projects to protect the watershed.
		The Mississippi River has been the subject of numerous engineering projects over a 150-year period to control floods and improve navigation, with the construction of thousands of levees, the creation of deep navigation channels, and the destruction of 6.9 million hectares of wetlands.
	www.ramsar.org /info/values_floodcontrol_e.htm (556 words)

	Flood control - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Flood control is a feature of many communication protocols designed to prevent overwhelming of a destination receiver.
		Such controls can be implemented either in software or in hardware, and will often request that the message be resent after the receiver has finished processing.
		Internet forums often use a flood control mechanism to prevent too many messages from being posted at once, either to prevent spamming or denial-of-service attacks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flood_control (132 words)

	Emergency flood control equipment - US Flood Control
		ABOUT U.S. Flood Control Corp. is embarking on an exciting venture with the hope of becoming a world leader in emergency flood control.
		The dam may be configured to control floods of varying depths by stacking and joining the segments in a pyramid shape.
		By expanding the products and services of the company, it is management's hope that the emergency flood control system will become the primary method of providing temporary dams when emergency flood relief is required in the future.
	www.usfloodcontrol.com /about.html (519 words)

	OK Conservation Commission - Flood Control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The lakes not only provide flood control, but they are sources of water for livestock and irrigation, and they provide wildlife habitat and recreational areas.
		The Washita River Watershed Flood Control Program was authorized as a pilot project by Public Law 78-534 and since that time 1,106 of the 1,121 planned dams have been built in the sub watersheds of the Washita River.
		Six flood control dams in the state were constructed under a pilot flood prevention project (Double Creek Watershed in Washington County) and seven dams were built under the Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCandD).
	www.okcc.state.ok.us /CP/CP_FC_home.htm (812 words)

	Flood Control in Bangladesh:
		The purpose of this essay is to show that, by and large, flood control efforts in Bangladesh have been based on erroneous thinking and have proceeded in wrong direction.
		One important agenda from flood control’s point of view is therefore to immediately arrest and then reduce the population size.
		Under this strategy, flood control efforts of the cities and the rural areas will be complementary to each other.
	www.ben-center.org /flood_essay.htm (9945 words)

	Flood Control
		Congress has authorized the construction of a flood control project along Clear Creek, consisting of the widening and deepening of the existing channel of Clear Creek and the construction of a second outlet from Clear Lake to Galveston Bay.
		The flood control benefits versus the costs of this project were considered to be economically more preferable to a channelization project that would contain the entire 100-year flood.
		The Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) investigated this issue and recently submitted a January 1998 report to the Corps of Engineers that discussed the potential impacts of the “current” federal project on flood levels in Clear Lake.
	www.gbcpa.net /flood_control.htm (3332 words)

	The effects of Flood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Crops die in the prolonged accumulation of flood waters in the plantation areas.
		Floods often result in a loss of life especially in low-lying areas and along river banks.
		Floods damage public property such as roads, buildings, and telephone and electrical infrastructures.
	www.ssl.sabah.gov.my /clh/english/environment/flood/flood_effects.htm (187 words)

	Flood Control & Flood Protection System Without Sandbags - US Flood Control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		U.S. Flood Control Corp. may be able to divert up to 100% of floodwaters.
		It is known that 90% of flood damage in the United States alone, with totals of over $30 BILLION in damage, is in less than 1 meter of water.
		The system, known as the US Flood Control Emergency Diversion Dams, can be used for floodwater diversion, water containment, bridge repair, construction, potable water supply and storage and many other uses.
	www.usfloodcontrol.com (251 words)

	Flood Control
		Operation of the New Madrid Floodway during the Flood of 1937
		Our District has an integrated flood control system which includes over 600 miles of mainline levees, 560 miles of secondary levees, concrete floodwalls, levee floodways, and one to the largest storm water pumping stations in the world.
		This system has prevented almost 11 billion dollars in flood damages and protected over six million acres of cropland during five Mississippi River floods in the past five years.
	www.mvm.usace.army.mil /floodcontrol.htm (77 words)

	Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Tulsa's flooding problems also mirror many other towns.
		Our community was founded a hundred years ago on a major river and has a long history of floods, compounded by post-war growth, floodplain development, and frequent rainstorms.
		The federal government had declared Tulsa County a flood disaster area nine times in 15 years, more than any other community in the nation.
	www.cityoftulsa.org /CityServices/FloodControl (355 words)

	FLOOD CONTROL / HAZARD MITIGATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Human encroachment on the natural flood corridors often increases the risk to downstream homes and businesses by increasing the volume of runoff and altering the flood path.
		The resulting demands for costly drainage improvements, flood control projects, flood insurance, and disaster relief are all, ironically, preventable by conserving and respecting the floodplains from the outset.
		They are preserving stretches of flood plain in urban areas which in between periods of high water, serve as parks, ball fields, and greenways.
	www.westgov.org /wga/initiatives/tpl/sec16.htm (3013 words)

	Flood Control America - The removable floodwall protection of the Invisible Flood Control Wall
		Flood Control America, LLC is proud to announce a dramatic new breakthrough and technological innovation in removable floodwall protection:
		Lightweight components mean quick erection at flood time, with no heavy equipment required.
		In 1997, Flood Control America, LLC, became the North American licensee for the IFCW
	www.floodcontrolam.com (290 words)

	Value to the Nation >Flood Control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It is impossible to prevent all floods, but it is possible to prevent some and to limit the damage from those that do occur.
		Our flood damage reduction projects have two major focuses: preparing and responding.
		Responding means moving in rapidly when floods do occur to lessen the burden on communities, the economy and the environment.
	www.corpsresults.us /floodcontrol/default.htm (137 words)

	Streams & Floods - Flood Control
		Therefore, the majority of flood control structures in the Upper Mississippi River basin are located in the Missouri River basin.
		Note that flood declarations are common in North Dakota and Minnesota along the Red River valley and along the Upper Mississippi River in Iowa and Illinois.
		Following the 1993 flood the residents of Valmeyer, Illinois, decided to relocate their town to a bluff overlooking its original location on the floodplain 6 km (4 miles) from the river.
	www.mhhe.com /earthsci/geology/mcconnell/saf/control.htm (1333 words)

	Flood Control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Information on potential flooding situations detected by this system is relayed to the National Weather Service and the Office of Disaster Preparedness.
		The Flood Control District maintains about 60 miles of pipes, channels, and boxes at approximately 1600 locations.
		It provides staff support for the Flood Control Commission drafts and reviews state and local regulations and provides technical and lay support to other County departments, sections, public agencies and the public.
	www.co.san-diego.ca.us /dpw/land/flood.htm (411 words)

	Flood Control
		At this time, the existing Underwood Creek culvert that is located under the Sentry and Park and Shop parking lot will remain in its current condition; however, the Village may work with the owner of the culvert in the future to accommodate his or her plans for the property.
		Once flood control has been paid, and the TIF District retired, all of the additional tax revenue will be distributed to all of the taxing entities.
		In addition to flood control, the Village might use some TIF funds to cover the cost of the necessary reconstruction of Watertown Plank Road, the replacement of the Watertown Plank Road bridge, and other improvements that enhance property values within the District.
	www.elmgrovewi.org /flood_control.htm (1048 words)

	Floodgates Ireland : Flood Control Products and flooding prevention specialists
		With up to 5 years experience in the Flood control business, Floodgate Ireland is the leading Flood protection specialists in Ireland.
		Our extensive range of flood protection products are designed to protect your home or commercial property from major flood damage.
		If flooding is a constant threat to your property then Floodgate Ireland have the perfect solution for you.
	www.floodgateireland.com (173 words)

	Flood Control America - Removable floodwall protection in Fargo, North Dakota
		The 1997 Red River Flood was a "record" flood in Fargo, ND.
		The city acquired 30 houses in the flooded neighborhood and considered acquiring the Oak Grove Lutheran High School because of the extent of its damage.
		The city then invested in the Invisible Flood Control Wall™ (IFCW) to protect those five access points from the Red River during flood intervals.
	www.floodcontrolam.com /fargo.html (221 words)

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