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Change in the Magnitude of River Flooding in the United States, 1965-2015

Metadata Updated: March 22, 2024

This figure shows changes in the size and frequency of flooding events in rivers and streams in the United States between 1965 and 2015. Blue upward-pointing symbols show locations where floods have become larger; brown downward-pointing symbols show locations where floods have become smaller. Data were analyzed by Louise Slater and Gabriele Villarini at the University of Iowa. For more information: www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/indicators

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License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Dates

Metadata Date November 20, 2019
Metadata Created Date March 22, 2024
Metadata Updated Date March 22, 2024
Reference Date(s) August 2, 2016 (publication)
Frequency Of Update annually

Metadata Source

Harvested from Environmental Dataset Gateway ISO Geospatial Metadata

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Change in frequency and magnitude of river flooding

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date November 20, 2019
Metadata Created Date March 22, 2024
Metadata Updated Date March 22, 2024
Reference Date(s) August 2, 2016 (publication)
Responsible Party U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation (Publisher)
Contact Email
Guid E8C38173-E457-463C-BEAC-80ACCB5FB29E
Access Constraints https://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.html
Bbox East Long -66.032387
Bbox North Lat 64.902374
Bbox South Lat 18.032464
Bbox West Long -159.61998
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update annually
Graphic Preview Description Change in frequency and magnitude of river flooding
Graphic Preview File https://edg.epa.gov/data/PUBLIC/OAR/OAP/metadata/Thumbnails/RiverFlooding.png
Graphic Preview Type PNG
Harvest Object Id b0eeac7c-b893-4162-9ed0-9a0c96868abc
Harvest Source Id 9b3cd81e-5515-4bb7-ad3c-5ae44de9b4bd
Harvest Source Title Environmental Dataset Gateway ISO Geospatial Metadata
Licence None. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currency and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata. Acknowledgement of the EPA would be appreciated.
Lineage
Metadata Language eng
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-159.61998, 18.032464], [-66.032387, 18.032464], [-66.032387, 64.902374], [-159.61998, 64.902374], [-159.61998, 18.032464]]]}
Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System 102010
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 1965-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2015-01-01

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