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Floods in southern Alberta during 1932 / by O.H. Hoover and W.T. McFarlane.: En39-43/1932E-PDF

"During 1932 the Bow river and its tributaries and the Highwood river in southern Alberta were subject to extremely high water run-off conditions. Heavy rain began to fall on certain areas of the basins on May 31 and continued until June 3. Peak stages of the floor had passed all points as far east as Calgary by early morning June 3. In comparison with previous floods, the run-off on the Bow and Elbow rivers at Calgary and the Highwood river near Aldersyde was much greater than for any flood during the past 30 years, but apparently not of the major character that may yet be possible. a close study of the few precipitation records at hand will show this"--Introd., p. 3.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Environment Canada.
  • Canada. Dominion Water Power and Hydrometric Bureau.
TitleFloods in southern Alberta during 1932 / by O.H. Hoover and W.T. McFarlane.
Variant title
  • Flood conditions in southern Alberta during 1932
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • "October 17, 1932".
  • Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
Publishing information
  • Calgary, Alberta : Department of the Interior, Dominion Water Power and Hydrometric Bureau, 1932.
Author / Contributor
  • Hoover, O. H.
  • McFarlane, W. T.
Description1 v. (various pagings) : ill., photos, charts, maps
Catalogue number
  • En39-43/1932E-PDF
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