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Item The Role of Wetlands in Providing Flood Control Benefits(1979-12) Cernohous, Len; U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceThe recent major flood events in North Dakota's Souris and Red River Basins have been linked to flood plain development, wetland drainage, changes in land use and a “wet cycle.” All these factors can influence the degree of flooding. This paper will discuss wetland drainage, and, to a lesser extent, changes in land use (U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bismarck Area Office, North Dakota).