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Magnitude and Frequency of Flooding on the Myakka River, Southwest Florida

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Date Issued:
1978
Summary:
The purpose of this report is to present results of a flood evaluation study of the Myakka River basin, including analysis of the effects of diking in the lower Tatum Sawgrass area. The difference between natural and diked condition flood-peak discharges and flood heights is presented to illustrate the effects of the dikes. Flood-peak discharges, water-surface elevations and flood profiles are also provided for diked conditions.
Title: Magnitude and Frequency of Flooding on the Myakka River, Southwest Florida.
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Name(s): Hammett, K. M.
Turner, J. F.
Murphy, W. R. (Walter R.), 1925-
Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation.
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Bibliography
Issuance: multipart monograph
Date Issued: 1978
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Place of Publication: [Tallahassee, Fla.]
Physical Form: print
Extent: vii, 40 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Language(s): eng
Summary: The purpose of this report is to present results of a flood evaluation study of the Myakka River basin, including analysis of the effects of diking in the lower Tatum Sawgrass area. The difference between natural and diked condition flood-peak discharges and flood heights is presented to illustrate the effects of the dikes. Flood-peak discharges, water-surface elevations and flood profiles are also provided for diked conditions.
Identifier: 04612830 (oclc), fgcu_swfe_0397 (IID), AAA3908 QF
Note(s): by K.M. Hammett, J.F. Turner, Jr., and W.R. Murphy, Jr. ; prepared in cooperation with the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation ... [et al.].
"Open-file report"--P. iii.
Bibliography: p. 40.
Subject(s): Flood forecasting -- Florida -- Myakka River Watershed
Floods -- Florida -- Myakka River Watershed
Dikes (Engineering) -- Environmental aspects -- Florida -- Myakka River Watershed
Water levels -- Florida -- Myakka River
Myakka River (Fla.)
Charlotte Harbor Information Resource Center documents
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Held by: SUS01 FCL01
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0397
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Host Institution: FGCU
Is Part of Series: Water-resources investigations ; 78-65.