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<br />Additional copies of this report are available from: <br /> <br /> <br />NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the <br />National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of <br />Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the <br />committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for <br />appropriate balance, <br />This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved <br />by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National <br />Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine, <br /> <br />Support for this project was provided by the U.S, Federal Emergency Management Agency under <br />Contract Agreement EMW-94.C-4550, <br /> <br />Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 96-69351 <br />International Standard Book Number 0-309-05542-3 <br /> <br />National Academy Press <br />2101 Constitution Ave" NW <br />Box 285 <br />Washington, DC 20055 <br />800-624-6242 <br />202-334-3313 (in the Washington Metropolitan Area) <br />http://www,nap,edu <br /> <br />Copyright 1996 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. <br /> <br /> <br />Cover credit: Alluvial fan flooding at Magnesia Spring Canyon in July 1979 caused one death and more <br />than $7 million in damage. Photograph taken from 1989 FEMA Document 165, AI/uvial Fans: Hazards <br />and Management_ <br /> <br />Printed in the United States of America <br /> <br />