Awards presented at Fiftieth Annual Meeting

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Walter B. Langbein, Senior Research Hydrologist of the United States Geological Survey, has made a most distinguished record as an original and innovative worker in the earth sciences. In the large and diverse group of men who know him and his work, Langbein is considered one of the great hydrologists of his time.If one considers the range and depth of his contributions to a number of specialized aspects of water science, these estimates of his ability can be appreciated. No other hydrologist has made original contributions in such diverse fields as floods and flood hydrology, unit hydrography, soil temperature, lake and river sedimentation, the water balance of closed lakes, evaporation, reservoir storage, navigability of waterways, velocity gradients in conduits, river meanders, hydraulic geometry of channels, kinematic waves in river bed materials, and base level in physiography, to name merely a few important areas

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