| Abstract: | The flood wave on the upper Mississippi River started downstream near St. Paul, Minnesota, in June 1993. The maximum discharge propagated downstream at about 50 kilometers per day and was 5 to 7 times the mean daily discharge at streamgaging sites on the river. The propagation speed of the flood wave was influenced more by hydrologic factors such as tributary inflow and flood-plain storage than by hydraulic factors. The maximum discharge at St. Louis, Missouri (29,700 m3/s) occurred on August 1, 1993; but because of flood-plain storage resulting from levee failures and seepage through and under levees downstream, the maximum discharge at Thebes, Illinois, (27,700 m>3/s) did not occur until August 7 which was about 4 days later than normal. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 4486 |
| Citation Author: | Moody, John A. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | vi, 21 p. :ill. (some col.), col. map ;28 cm.28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Circular |
| Citation Series Code: | CIR |
| Citation Series Number: | 1120-F |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Propagation and composition of the flood wave on the upper Mississippi River, 1993; 1995; CIR; 1120-F; Moody, John A. |
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| Citation Year: | 1995 |
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| Text: | Propagation and composition of the flood wave on the upper Mississippi River, 1993; 1995; CIR; 1120-F; Moody, John A. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/cir_1120_F.bmp |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/circ1120-f |
| Date Other: | Fri, 1 Dec 1995 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
