Flood Mitigation Case Study Coralville, Iowa
Flood Mitigation Case Study Coralville, Iowa
Flood Mitigation Case Study Coralville, Iowa
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The <strong>Flood</strong> of 2008<br />
• June 13 th<br />
▫ 4 th Avenue neighborhood evacuated<br />
▫ Sandbag dike breaks at Edgewater<br />
Drive & Quarry Road<br />
▫ 1993 <strong>Iowa</strong> River record elevation<br />
surpassed<br />
▫ Interstate 380 closed<br />
• June 14 th<br />
▫ <strong>Coralville</strong> Reservoir passes record<br />
elevation<br />
▫ Sandbagging efforts continue<br />
▫ Additional storms and tornado warning<br />
• June 15 th<br />
▫ <strong>Iowa</strong> River crests earlier than<br />
expected, maximum flow 41,000 cfs<br />
<strong>Flood</strong> <strong>Mitigation</strong> <strong>Case</strong> <strong>Study</strong> – <strong>Coralville</strong>, <strong>Iowa</strong>
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