Flood enhancement through flood control

Research Article| October 01, 2001 Flood enhancement through flood control Robert E. Criss; Robert E. Criss 1Environmental Studies Program, and Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Everett L. Shock Everett L. Shock 1Environmental Studies Program, and Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Robert E. Criss 1Environmental Studies Program, and Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA Everett L. Shock 1Environmental Studies Program, and Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 29 Jan 2001 Revision Received: 15 May 2001 Accepted: 04 Jun 2001 First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (2001) 29 (10): 875–878. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2001)0292.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 29 Jan 2001 Revision Received: 15 May 2001 Accepted: 04 Jun 2001 First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Robert E. Criss, Everett L. Shock; Flood enhancement through flood control. Geology 2001;; 29 (10): 875–878. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2001)0292.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Flood stages for constant discharge have increased 2–4 m over the past century at numerous locations in the Mississippi River basin. However, no increases are observed on rivers such as the Meramec and the upper Missouri, which have been spared extensive river engineering projects. Flood-stage increases on the middle Mississippi River and lower Missouri River are mostly attributable to channelization. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.