Part II: Flooding, Levees, and the Myth of the 100/500 Year Flood

Part II of our discussion of rivers, levees, flooding, and development with David Stokes, executive director of the Great Rivers Habitat Alliance. There really isn't a 500 or 100 year flood anymore; it may be more like every 15 years. Discover why and learn more to become involved in what you can do to prevent a devastating confluence.

https://grha.org/

https://www.facebook.com/GreatRiversHabitatAlliance/

https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/levees

https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Levee-Safety-Program/

http://all-geo.org/highlyallochthonous/2011/05/levees-and-the-illusion-of-flood-control/

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Reuben_Heine/publication/255623909_Hydrologic_History_of_the_Lower_Missouri_River/links/55816aad08ae47061e60a8f3.pdf

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