Web Links Described From Chapter 10

A Controlled Flood in the Grand Canyon p.237
Official U.S. Geological Survey web site describing controlled flooding of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon.

A Controlled Flood in the Grand Canyon - made for TV p.237
Public Broadcasting System documentary about controlled flooding of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon.

Estimating the Size and Frequency of Floods p.246
Online data that can be used to calculate flood recurrence intervals throughout the United States.

Stream Features on the Planet Mars p.255
Web site describing current research to determine the presence of water on Mars.

Mars Global Surveyor p.255
Follow the mission and keep up with latest results from the Mars Global Suveyor

Below you will find links to a number of other interesting web sites with information about Streams and Floods.

Water Resources of the United States
	Home page of the United States Geological Survey Water Resources Division. ( http://water.usgs.gov )

Real-Time Water Data
	Real time streamflow data from USGS gaging stations. Find out if a stream near you will flood soon! ( http://water.usgs.gov/realtime.html )

Surf Your Watershed
	U.S. Envionrmental Protection Agency web site devoted to watershed research and information. Learn all about a watershed near you! ( http://www.epa.gov/surf3/ )

The Virtual River
	Two interactive exercises designed to help you learn about river processes like discharge, flooding, and flood frequency from California State University at Los Angeles. ( http://vcourseware5.calstatela.edu/VirtualRiver/ )

Dartmouth Flood Observatory
	This Web site is a research tool for detection, mapping, measurement, and analysis of extreme flood events world-wide using satellite remote sensing. ( http://www.dartmouth.edu/artsci/geog/floods/ )

Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center
	Keep a wary eye on the "Mighty Mississippi" with river forecasts 365 days a year for the Lower Mississippi River and its tributaries. ( http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lmrfc/ )

Stream Gaging and Flood Forecasting
	Learn about river and flood forecasting from this informative web site. ( http://water.usgs.gov/wid/FS_209-95/mason-weiger.html )

The Waterways Experiment Station
	United States Army Corps of Engineers research facility on the Mississippi River. ( http://www.wes.army.mil/ )

The "Fargo Flood" Homepage
	Monitor flooding along the Red River of the North beween North Dakota and Minnesota, USA. ( http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/fargoflood/ )

Children's Poems from the Red River Flood, 1997
	Poingnant words from the mouths of babes regarding the great flood of 1997 in North Dakota and Minnesota. ( http://www.janekurtz.com/floodpoems2.html )