Flood-plain management program in Rapid City, South Dakota

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Research Article| July 01, 1984 Flood-plain management program in Rapid City, South Dakota PERRY H. RAHN PERRY H. RAHN 1Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information PERRY H. RAHN 1Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1984) 95 (7): 838–843. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1984)95<838:FMPIRC>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation PERRY H. RAHN; Flood-plain management program in Rapid City, South Dakota. GSA Bulletin 1984;; 95 (7): 838–843. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1984)95<838:FMPIRC>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Following the devastating flood of June 9, 1972, Rapid City, South Dakota, embarked on a flood-plain management program. A “flood-way” was delineated and all homes and motels, as well as most commercial establishments, were removed from the floodway. Almost the entire area inundated by the 1972 flood is now a beautiful park, illustrating that man can live in harmony with natural processes without spending vast sums of money for hard engineering structures such as dams or levees.From a national perspective, it is desirable to reserve flood plains for agricultural use. Unfortunately, many flood plains are being urbanized, which not only takes agricultural land out of production, but also gives impetus to dam construction that results in the inundation of more land. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.