A Watershed Year: Anatomy of the Iowa Floods of 2008

by Cornelia F. Mutel

In June 2008, the rivers of eastern Iowa rose above their banks to create floods of epic proportions; their amazing size--flowing in places at a rate nearly double that of the previous record flood--and the rapidity of their rise ruined farmlands and displaced thousands of residents and hundreds of businesses. In Cedar Rapids, the waters inundated more than nine square miles of the downtown area; in Iowa City, where the flood was also the most...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1587298546
• ISBN13: 9781587298547
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"