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After devastating flooding in 2011 and 2019 in southwest Iowa, the Iowa Flood Center (IFC) at the University of Iowa has developed the interactive Missouri River Flood Information System (MRFIS) to help the people of this region prepare for and reduce future flood risks.
Marcela Rojas, an engineer at IFC, traveled far and wide before joining the flood center where she brings accurate and up-to-date flood information to Iowans.
University of Iowa Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Iowa Flood Center co-founder Larry Weber has won the prestigious Integrated Water Resources Management Award, presented by the American Water Resources Association.
Riley Post is researching the efficacy of farm pond and wetland water storage as a way to reduce flood impacts in Iowa communities.
Dan Gilles has worked at the Iowa Flood Center for more than a decade, helping to create IFIS, and the flood inundation maps that keep Iowans safe.
Iowa Flood Center
The University of Iowa
100 Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory
Iowa City, IA 52242
E-mail: iihr-iowafloodcenter@uiowa.edu
Contact: Breanna Shea
Phone: 319-384-1729
Fax: 319-335-5238
