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

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Title:

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

Description:

Filing title: Wheatland, Ind. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Contour interval 10 feet. Includes quadrangle location map. Shows portion of Knox County and a small portion of Daviess County, Indiana. Scan of blue line map. Flood prone areas and occasional flood information overprinted on U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle. "Base by U.S. Geological Survey, 1958." "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; Scale: 1:24,000

Creator:

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Publisher:

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Provider:

Indiana University

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Thematic maps

Subject:

Flood forecasting, Floodplains, and Floods

Temporal Coverage:

1970

Date Issued:

1970

Place:

Indiana--Knox County, Indiana--Daviess County, Indiana

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG

Language:

English

Date Added:

2025-02-01

Provenance Statement:

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