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Major Midwest Flood Risk Underestimated by as Much as Five Feet, Study Finds

July 1, 2015 - in Analysis, Corporate, Planning, Stormwater

June 30, 2015—As floodwaters surge along major rivers in the midwestern United States, a new study from Washington University in St. Louis suggests federal agencies are underestimating historic 100-year flood levels on these rivers by as much as five feet,…