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Gilbert Fowler White (November 26, 1911 – October 5, 2006) was a prominent American geographer, sometimes termed the "father of floodplain management" and the "leading environmental geographer of the 20th century" (Wescoat, 2006).
Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal The Mississippi River Alluvial Plain is an alluvial plain created by the Mississippi River on which lie parts of seven U.S. states , from southern Louisiana to southern Illinois (Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana).
Batture lands are hydrologically linked to the Mississippi River, flood-prone, and contain remnant habitat for “big river” species (e.g., pallid sturgeon) as well as river-front plant communities; they are too narrow to map as a separate Level IV ecoregion. Earthquakes in the early nineteenth century offset river courses in Ecoregion 73.
The Mississippi River's floodplain forests are a vital habitat but many are dying. Here's what to know. What to know about floodplain forests, a struggling ecosystem on the Mississippi River
Thin layer placement is typically used on the coasts to combat sea-level rise. This is the first time it's being used on the Mississippi River to restore floodplain forests.
FEMA still uses Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for mandatory purchase requirements and floodplain management. These FIRMs still serve as a vital source of flood mapping data for communities ...
Floodplains of the United States, areas of land adjacent to a stream or river which stretch from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls, and which experience flooding during periods of high discharge.
These FIRMs are used in identifying whether a land or building is in flood zone and, if so, which of the different flood zones are in effect. In 2004, FEMA began a project to update and digitize the flood plain maps at a yearly cost of $200 million. The new maps usually take around 18 months to go from a preliminary release to the final product.