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0861 |aEn37-96/1993E
1101 |aCanada.|bEnvironment Canada. |bEcosystem Sciences and Evaluation Directorate.
24510|aFlooding : |bCanada water book / |cEdited by Jeanne Andrews, Economics and Conservation Branch.
260 |aOttawa - Ontario : |bEnvironment Canada. |c1993.
300 |a171p. : |bfigs., graphs, maps, tables ; |c28 cm.
500 |a"A contribution by Canada to the United Nations International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR)."--Foreword. Contents: As old as time.--Flooding in Canada.--Flood control and assistance programs.--Flood control.--Managing and protecting the floodplain.--Features: The story of Hurricane Hazel; 1975 spring flood, Waterton Lakes National Park; Ice jam flooding; Immeasurable loss; Night of terror; Forecasting centres across Canada; Stormwater management.--Selected bibliography.
504 |aBibliography.
5203 |aSeventh in the series of Canada Water Books, "Flooding" chronicles how Canadians have been affected by floods over the past 200 years. You'll find interesting feature stories and colour photographs on major environmental events, including Hurricane Hazel, the 1975 Waterton Lakes National Park flood, and the 1987 flood at Perth-Andover, New Brunswick.
563 |aSoftcover
590 |a93-40|b1993-10-08
69007|aFloods|2gcpds
7201 |aAndrews, Jeanne
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