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• - Describes the flood protection project in Poland following the 1997 floods.
  
• - ASFPM is an organization of professionals in the US interested in floods, floodplain management and related topics. Site contains news of national, state and local floodplain management legislation.
  
• - Information about flooding, floodplains, and flood protection. Also links to other web resources related to floods, flooding, and floodplain management.
  
• - Information on preparing for floods and how to cope afterwards.
  
• - Background information for journalists writing about flooding and flood damage prevention.
  
• - U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency resources on the topic, including floodplain mapping and mitigation programs, advice on preparedness, reports on past floods, and legal information.
  
• - Problem-focused, multi-disciplinary center providing applied research, education and a communication forum to reduce the future impact of flash flood disasters.
  
• - Providing information for homeowners, insurance companies, lenders, and real estate agencies for handling the before and afters of a flood.
  
• - Online info about local flooding including the King County Flood Warning System, flood buyouts and other programs, how to call in drainage complaints, and hydrologic data.
  
• - Extensive information on dealing with the before, during, and aftermath of floods, presented by North Dakota State University.
  
• - Takes a look at the history of floods, the midwestern flood of 1993, and the benefits of floods.