Map of flood-prone areas, Elwood quadrangle, Indiana : 7.5 minute series (topographic) Full Details

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Title:

Map of flood-prone areas, Elwood quadrangle, Indiana : 7.5 minute series (topographic)

Description:

Filing title: Elwood, Ind. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Contour interval 10 feet. Includes quadrangle location map. Flood prone areas and occasional flood information overprinted on U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle. Scan of blue line map. "Base by U.S. Geological Survey, 1960." "The purpose of the flood-prone area maps is to show administrators, planners, and engineers concerned with future land developments those areas that are subject to flooding. The U.S. Geological Survey was requested by the 89th Congress to prepare these maps as expressed in House Document 465." "This map is not intended to show the limits of the flood plain over which state or local agencies have regulatory authority." For guide to all see Index to maps of flood-prone areas in Indiana prepared by William G. Weist. Indianapolis, Ind. : U.S. Geological Survey Water-resources investigations , 48-74, 1975. GB1399.I6 W4 (I 19.42/4:48-74) Imprint: Washington, D.C. : Interior--Geological Survey, [1970] Dimensions: 59 x 45 or smaller

Creator:

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Publisher:

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Provider:

Indiana University

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

7.5 minute topographic maps, Quadrangle maps, and Topographic maps

Subject:

Flood forecasting, Floodplains, and Floods

Temporal Coverage:

1970

Date Issued:

1970

Place:

Indiana--Elwood, Indiana--Madison County, Indiana--Tipton County, Indiana

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG

Language:

English

Date Added:

2025-02-01

Spatial Resolution as Text:

Scale: 1:24,000

Provenance Statement:

United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. Map of flood-prone areas : [Indiana]. Washington, D.C. : The Survey, 1969-.