What was the cause of flooding in the 1993 upper Mississippi River flood? Select one: A. Heavy snowmelt in Canada sent large volumes of water down the river in the spring. B. Persistent thunderstorms caused large amounts of rainfall over a several-state region. C. Winter produced rain that melted snow that was on the ground. D. A dam failed because it had been built in a risky place near a fault

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Nick Compton

23 October, 11:04

What was the cause of flooding in the 1993 upper Mississippi River flood? Select one: A. Heavy snowmelt in Canada sent large volumes of water down the river in the spring. B. Persistent thunderstorms caused large amounts of rainfall over a several-state region. C. Winter produced rain that melted snow that was on the ground. D. A dam failed because it had been built in a risky place near a fault

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Jayda Pace · Answer 1

Persistent thunderstorms caused large amounts of rainfall over a several-state region was the cause of flooding in the 1993 upper Mississippi River flood.

Explanation:

In 1993, Mississippi and Missouri rivers flooded, also called The Great Flood of 1993 or The Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood of 1993.

This was among the most costly and devastating flood in United States, Destroying around 30,000 square miles, the cause of flood was thunderstorm and heavy rainfall, the wet soil condition was the cause of sever flood in the upper Mississippi River basin.