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POST DISASTER REPORT ON SPRING FLOODS OF 1979 IN THE MOBILE DISTRICT

Prepared by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mobile District


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
    General
    Authority
    Purpose
    Scope
    Investigations
    Report Format
Storm Description and Resulting Rainfall
    General
    3-4 March 1979 Storm
        Pearl River Basin
        Black Warrior River Basin
        Tombigbee-Mobile River Basin
        Alabama-Coosa River Basin
        Apalachicola and Choctawhatchee River Basins
        Escambia River and Blackwater River Basins
        Coastal Area
    11-14 April 1979 Storm
        Pearl River Basin
        Pascagoula River Basin
        Black Warrior River Basin
        Tombigbee-Mobile River Basin
        Alabama-Coosa River Basin
        Apalachicola and Choctawhatchee River Basins
        Escambia River and Blackwater River Basins
Coastal Area
    11-14 April 1979 Storm
        Pearl River Basin
        Black Warrior River Basin
        Tombigbee-Mobile River Basin
    Alabama-Coosa River Basin
    Apalachicola River Basin
    Choctawhatchee, Escambia, and Blackwater River Basins
Peak Stages and Resulting Damages, Summary by Basins
    March 1979 Flood
        Pearl River Basin
        Pascagoula River Basin
        Black Warrior River Basin
        Tombigbee River Basin
        Alabama-Coosa River Basin
        Apalachicola River Basin
    April 1979
        Pearl River Basin
        Pascagoula River Basin
        Black Warrior River Basin
        Tombigbee River Basin
        Alabama-Coosa River Basin
        Apalachicola River Basin
        Mobile River Basin
Damages Prevented by Existing Projects
    Damages prevented
Environmental Assessment, Spring Floods, March-April 1979
    Introduction
    Fish and Wildlife
    Plant Life
    Coastal Marine Impacts
    Water Quality
Emergency Activities
    General
    Pre-storm activities
    Post-disaster activities

TABLES

1. Maximum flood in the Mobile District by river basins (March 1979)

2. Summary of flood damages on main streams and principal tributaies, (March 1979 flood)

3. Maximum flood in the Mobile District by river basins (April 1979)

4. Summary of flood damages on main streams and principal tributaries (April 1979 flood)

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