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.)
Subject
Flood forecasting, Floodplains, Floods
Temporal Coverage
1970
Date Issued
1970
Access Rights
Public
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Date Added
February 01, 2025
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-.