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Drought conditions in Utah during 1999-2002: a historical persspective
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Drought conditions in Utah during 1999-2002: a historical persspective |
| Subject | Droughts; Utah; Water; Weather |
| Description | Utah’s weather is prone to extremes—from severe flooding to multiyear droughts. Five major floods occurred during 1952, 1965, 1966, 1983, and 1984, and six multiyear droughts occurred during 1896-1905, 1930-36, 1953-65, 1974-78 (U.S. Geological Survey, 1991), and more recently during 1988-93 and 1999-2002. The areal extent of floods generally is limited in size from one to several watersheds, whereas droughts generally affect most or all of the state. Southern Utah, in particular the Virgin... |
| Creator | Wilkowske, Chris D.; Allen, David V.; Phillips, Jeff V. |
| Publisher | United States Geological Survey |
| Date | 2003-12-08 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Language | eng |
| Identifier | http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/wwu/id/52 |
