Ice jams and flood forecasting, Hay River, N.W.T. / prepared by R. Gerard and S. Stanley for Environment Canada, Inland Waters Directorate and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Water Resources Division.: En36-535/88-6E-PDF
"The Town of Hay River, N.W.T., is situated at the mouth of the Hay River on the south shore of Great Slave Lake. A significant portion of the Town is located on the low-lying land of the Hay River delta and is subject to severe ice jam floods every decade or so. The most recent was in 1985, when an ice jam flood that exceeded the designated flood risk elevation occurred suddenly, with significant risk to life. As a first line of defence against a repetition of such an event, it was proposed that the ice jam flood forecast procedure traditionally undertaken by the Town be formalized and, if possible, refined. To do this the present two-phase study was commissioned. This report presents the results of the first phase"--Summary.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Inland Waters Directorate, issuing body. Northern Affairs Program (Canada). Water Resources Division, issuing body. University of Alberta. Dept. of Civil Engineering, issuing body. |
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| Title | Ice jams and flood forecasting, Hay River, N.W.T. / prepared by R. Gerard and S. Stanley for Environment Canada, Inland Waters Directorate and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Water Resources Division. |
| Series title | Water resources engineering report ; no. 88-6 |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. At head of title: Final report, phase 1. "Water Resources Engineering Report No. 88-6, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Alberta." Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-83). |
| Publishing information | Yellowknife, N.W.T. : Environment Canada, Inland Waters Directorate : Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Water Resources Division, October 1988. |
| Author / Contributor | Gerard, R., author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (215 pages in various pagings) : maps, charts, photographs. |
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| Subject terms | Flood forecasting -- Northwest Territories -- Hay River. Ice on rivers, lakes, etc. -- Northwest Territories -- Hay River. Inondations -- Prévision -- Territoires du Nord-Ouest -- Hay River. Glace sur les cours d'eau, lacs, etc. -- Territoires du Nord-Ouest -- Hay River. Hay River (N.W.T.) -- Environmental conditions. Hay River (T.N.-O.) -- Conditions environnementales. |
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