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Floods in North and South Dakota Frequency and Magnitude
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FLOODS IN NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA FREQUENCY AND MAGNITUDE By John A. McCabe and Orlo A. Crosby Prepared in cooperation with the NORTH DAKOTA STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND THE SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS Open-file report Bismarck, North Dakota May 1959 DEC 15 1967 PREFACE This report was prepared by the U. S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the North Dakota State Highway Department and the South Dakota Department of Highways. The work was performed under the supervision of H. M. Erskine. District Engineer, Surface Water Branch. Water Resources Division, U. S. Geological Survey. The authors were assisted by R. E. West. Advice and review were furnished by the Floods Section. Surface Water Branch, Washington. D. C. The streamflow records used in this report were collected and compiled by the U. S. Geological Survey co operating with the following agencies: the North Dakota State Engineer and State Water Conservation Commission; pthe South Dakota State Engineer, State Geologist. State Fish and Game Commission, and State Water Resources Commission; the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army; the Department of State; the Bureau of Reclamation and the Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; the Soil Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; and others. CONTENTS Page Page Abstract. .................. 1 Gaging-station records--Continued Introduction ................. 1 Red River of the North basin--Continued Description of the area .......... 1 Sheyenne River at West Fargo, Physiography ............ 1 N. Dak. (13). ........... 41 Climate ............... 1 Maple River at Mapleton, N. Dak. (14) . 42 Causes of floods ............. 1 Rush River at Amenia, N. -
Charles David Frederick
C H A R L E S D A V I D F REDERICK 2901 FM 1496, Dublin, Texas 76446 Tel. 254-445-2587 home 325-864-7907 mobile e-mail: [email protected] PERSONAL Born 25 April 1961 in Houston, Texas. Citizenship: USA. EDUCATION 1995 Ph.D., Geography, The University of Texas at Austin. Dissertation title: Fluvial response to late Quaternary climate change and land use in central Mexico. Dr. Karl Butzer, advisor 1987 M. A. Geography, The University of Texas at Austin Thesis title: A Paleoenvironmental Interpretation of the Austin Mastodon Site. Dr. Karl Butzer, advisor 1984 B. S. Geology, The University of Texas at Austin PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS Licensed Professional Geologist, State of Texas, License No. 4708 Licensed Professional Geoscience Firm, State of Texas, License No. 50166 USDA-APHIS-PPQ Soil Import Permit Holder, Permit No. S-76608 PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE Contract projects and other employment 2003-present Self-employed geoarchaeologist, and, Research Fellow, Department of Geography and the Environment, The Univeristy of Texas at Austin. 1996-2003 Lecturer (Associate Professor equivalent), Department of Archaeology and Prehistory, and Research Associate, Sheffield Centre for International Drylands Research, The University of Sheffield, England. 1994-1996 Research Associate, Texas Archaeological Research Lab. 1993-1994 Research Associate, University of Houston, Clear Lake, Environmental Institute. 1991-1994 Geomorphologist-geoarchaeologist, Mariah Associates, Inc. 1986-1991 Self employed consulting geomorphologist-geoarchaeologist. 1987-1988 Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography, The University of Texas at Austin 1984-1987 Research Assistant, Department of Geography, The University of Texas at Austin 1983-1985 Geologist, Sandstones, Inc., (Dr. Earle F. -
Central Valley Project Overview July 2013 Central Valley of California
Central Valley Project Overview July 2013 Central Valley of California TRINITY DAM FOLSOM DAM LV SL Hydrologic Constraints • Majority of water supply in the north • Most of the precipitation is in the winter/spring • Majority of demand in the south • Most of that demand is in the summer Geographic Constraints Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta Avg Annual Inflow in MAF (Billion Cu Meters) (5.3) 4.3 (1.7) 1.4 (1.1) 0.9 21.2 (26.2) Sacramento Delta Precip Eastside Streams San Joaquin California Water Projects • State Water Project • Central Valley Project • Local Water Projects Trinity CVP Shasta Major Storage Folsom Facilities New Melones Friant San Luis Trinity CVP Shasta Conveyance Folsom Facilities New Melones Friant San Luis CVP Features Summary • 18 Dams and Reservoirs • 500 Miles (800 Kilometers) of Canals • 11 Powerplants • 10 Pumping Plants • 20 Percent of State’s Developed Water Supply (about 7 million acre-feet, 8.6 billion cu meters) • 30 Percent of the State’s Agricultural Supply (about 3 mil acres of farm land, 1.2 mil hectares) • 13 Percent of State’s M&I Supply (about 2 million people served) CVP Authorized Purposes • Flood Control • River Regulation (Navigation) • Fish and Wildlife Needs • Municipal & Agricultural Water Supplies • Power Generation • Recreation TRINITY CVP - SWP FEATURES LEWISTON SHASTA SPRING CREEK POWERPLANT CARR POWERPLANT TINITY RIVER WHISKEYTOWN OROVILLE (SWP) TO SAN FRANCISCO BAY DELTA FOLSOM BANKS PP (SWP) JONES PP NEW MELONES O’NEILL TO SAN FELIPE SAN LUIS FRIANT TRINITY CVP - SWP FEATURES LEWISTON SHASTA -
Two-Dimensional Hydraulic Model of Folsom Dam
Michael Pantell, E.I.T. Peterson Brustad Inc. • Model Folsom Dam Flood Scenarios • During Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) • Varying Folsom Dam Outflows • Multiple Breach Locations and Methods • Results • Floodplain Depths • Mortality • Property Damage • Why? • Information not Available to public • To Obtain Masters Degree Built in 1956 Owned by USBR Storage Approx. 1 Mil Ac-ft 12 structures Concrete Main dam Earthen 2 Wing Dams 1 Auxiliary Dam Reference: USBR “Folsom Dam Facility Map” 8 Dikes Sacramento Folsom River Reservoir Sacramento American River Probable Maximum Flood American River 1000000 900000 Peak ≈ 900,000 cfs Basin 800000 700000 PMF 600000 ) cfs Developed by 500000 Flow ( USACE 400000 300000 Project Design 200000 Flood 100000 0 0 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144 156 168 180 192 Approx. 25,000 Time (hours) year event Auxiliary Spillway Powerhouse Folsom Dam Flow = 6900 cfs 8 Tainter Gates 5- Main 3- Emergency Auxiliary Spillway Designed to PMF event Dam Outflow 500 PMF Event 490 Overtopping 480 Elevation 470 460 450 440 430 420 410 400 Elevation (NAVD88 feet) Elevation 390 380 370 360 350 50000 100000 150000 200000 250000 300000 350000 400000 450000 500000 550000 600000 650000 700000 750000 800000 850000 900000 950000 1000000 Outflow (CFS) Without Spillway With Spillway Mechanisms Overtopping Piping Earthquake Etc Right Wing Dam Northern Breach Mormon Auxiliary Dam Southern Breach Tallest and longest earthen structures North Earthen structure South Earthen structure LargerMacDonald Breach Von Thun = Longer & MacDonald Formation Von TimeThun & ∝ MacDonald, et. al.et. al. Gillette et. al. Gillette Large Breach Width Long- ft Formation3047 Time 374 3916 331 Von Thun & Gillete Height Small- ft Breach 47 47 76 76 Short Formation Time Formation 4.4 0.8 4.1 0.7 Time (hrs) HEC RAS 5.0 2D Mesh 150 m x 150 m Terrain CVFED 1 m resolution Manning’s n Based on CVFED Land Use Jonkman et. -
North Dakota 2016 Integrated Section 305(B) Water Quality Assessment Report and Section 303(D) List of Waters Needing Total Maximum Daily Loads
North Dakota 2016 Integrated Section 305(b) Water Quality Assessment Report and Section 303(d) List of Waters Needing Total Maximum Daily Loads Submitted to the US EPA January 23, 2017 Approved February 21, 2017 North Dakota 2016 Integrated Section 305(b) Water Quality Assessment Report and Section 303(d) List of Waters Needing Total Maximum Daily Loads Doug Burgum, Governor Arvy Smith and L. David Glatt, Co-acting State Health Officer North Dakota Department of Health Division of Water Quality Gold Seal Center, 4th Floor 918 East Divide Ave. Bismarck, North Dakota 58501-1947 701.328.5210 . Cover Photograph Photograph of Gravel Lake located in the Turtle Mountain region of the state (Rolette County). Gravel Lake was sampled by the North Dakota Department of Health in 2012 as part of the US EPA sponsored National Lakes Assessment. i CONTENTS PART I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................. I-1 PART II. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. II-1 A. Section 305(b) Water Quality Assessment Report .......................................................... II-1 B. Section 303(d) TMDL List of Water Quality-limited Waters.......................................... II-1 PART III. BACKGROUND ............................................................................................... III-1 A. Atlas ................................................................................................................................ -
The Little Colorado River Project: Is New Hydropower Development the Key to a Renewable Energy Future, Or the Vestige of a Failed Past?
COLORADO NATURAL RESOURCES, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REVIEW The Little Colorado River Project: Is New Hydropower Development the Key to a Renewable Energy Future, or the Vestige oF a Failed Past? Liam Patton* Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 42 I. THE EVOLUTION OF HYDROPOWER ON THE COLORADO PLATEAU ..... 45 A. Hydropower and the Development of Pumped Storage .......... 45 B. History of Dam ConstruCtion on the Plateau ........................... 48 C. Shipping ResourCes Off the Plateau: Phoenix as an Example 50 D. Modern PoliCies for Dam and Hydropower ConstruCtion ...... 52 E. The Result of Renewed Federal Support for Dams ................. 53 II. HYDROPOWER AS AN ALLY IN THE SHIFT TO CLEAN POWER ............ 54 A. Coal Generation and the Harms of the “Big Buildup” ............ 54 B. DeCommissioning Coal and the Shift to Renewable Energy ... 55 C. The LCR ProjeCt and “Clean” Pumped Hydropower .............. 56 * J.D. Candidate, 2021, University oF Colorado Law School. This Note is adapted From a final paper written for the Advanced Natural Resources Law Seminar. Thank you to the Colorado Natural Resources, Energy & Environmental Law Review staFF For all their advice and assistance in preparing this Note For publication. An additional thanks to ProFessor KrakoFF For her teachings on the economic, environmental, and Indigenous histories of the Colorado Plateau and For her invaluable guidance throughout the writing process. I am grateFul to share my Note with the community and owe it all to my professors and classmates at Colorado Law. COLORADO NATURAL RESOURCES, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REVIEW 42 Colo. Nat. Resources, Energy & Envtl. L. Rev. [Vol. 32:1 III. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF PLATEAU HYDROPOWER ............... -
Arizona Fishing Regulations 3 Fishing License Fees Getting Started
2019 & 2020 Fishing Regulations for your boat for your boat See how much you could savegeico.com on boat | 1-800-865-4846insurance. | Local Offi ce geico.com | 1-800-865-4846 | Local Offi ce See how much you could save on boat insurance. Some discounts, coverages, payment plans and features are not available in all states or all GEICO companies. Boat and PWC coverages are underwritten by GEICO Marine Insurance Company. GEICO is a registered service mark of Government Employees Insurance Company, Washington, D.C. 20076; a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. subsidiary. TowBoatU.S. is the preferred towing service provider for GEICO Marine Insurance. The GEICO Gecko Image © 1999-2017. © 2017 GEICO AdPages2019.indd 2 12/4/2018 1:14:48 PM AdPages2019.indd 3 12/4/2018 1:17:19 PM Table of Contents Getting Started License Information and Fees ..........................................3 Douglas A. Ducey Governor Regulation Changes ...........................................................4 ARIZONA GAME AND FISH COMMISSION How to Use This Booklet ...................................................5 JAMES S. ZIELER, CHAIR — St. Johns ERIC S. SPARKS — Tucson General Statewide Fishing Regulations KURT R. DAVIS — Phoenix LELAND S. “BILL” BRAKE — Elgin Bag and Possession Limits ................................................6 JAMES R. AMMONS — Yuma Statewide Fishing Regulations ..........................................7 ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT Common Violations ...........................................................8 5000 W. Carefree Highway Live Baitfish -
Central Arizona Water Conservation District
Central Arizona Water Conservation District District collects and spends revenues in accordance with legal requirements and/or policies, has established various financial reserves, and operates the Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District Special Audit December 2017 Report 17-112 A Report to the Arizona Legislature Debra K. Davenport Auditor General The Auditor General is appointed by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, a bipartisan committee composed of five senators and five representatives. Her mission is to provide independent and impartial information and specific recommendations to improve the operations of state and local government entities. To this end, she provides financial audits and accounting services to the State and political subdivisions, investigates possible misuse of public monies, and conducts performance audits and special reviews of school districts, state agencies, and the programs they administer. The Joint Legislative Audit Committee Senator Bob Worsley, Chair Representative Anthony Kern, Vice Chair Senator Sean Bowie Representative John Allen Senator Judy Burges Representative Rusty Bowers Senator Lupe Contreras Representative Rebecca Rios Senator John Kavanagh Representative Athena Salman Senator Steve Yarbrough (ex officio) Representative J.D. Mesnard (ex officio) Audit Staff Dale Chapman, Director Laura Long, Team Leader Jeremy Weber, Manager and Contact Person Katherine Boligitz Adam Tillard, Financial Manager Monette Kiepke Contact Information Arizona Office of the Auditor General 2910 N. 44th St. Ste. 410 Phoenix, AZ 85018 (602) 553-0333 www.azauditor.gov December 20, 2017 Members of the Arizona Legislature The Honorable Doug Ducey, Governor Mr. Theodore Cooke, General Manager Central Arizona Water Conservation District Transmitted herewith is a report of the Auditor General, A Special Audit of the Central Arizona Water Conservation District. -
Upper Rio Grande Water Operations FWCA Report
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Report for the Upper Rio Grande Water Operations Review and Environmental Impact Statement Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas Submitted to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque, New Mexico U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque, New Mexico New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission Albuquerque, New Mexico Prepared by: John C. Branstetter U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office 2105 Osuna Road NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87113 August 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................1 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AREA .......................................................................................3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ..........................................................................................................7 I-3...............................................................................................................................................9 I-2...............................................................................................................................................9 I-1...............................................................................................................................................9 E-3..............................................................................................................................................9 D-3 ...........................................................................................................................................10 -
Code of Colorado Regulations 1 H
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Division of Wildlife CHAPTER W-1 - FISHING 2 CCR 406-1 [Editor’s Notes follow the text of the rules at the end of this CCR Document.] _________________________________________________________________________ ARTICLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS #100 – DEFINITIONS See also 33-1-102, C.R.S and Chapter 0 of these regulations for other applicable definitions. A. "Artificial flies and lures" means devices made entirely of, or a combination of, natural or synthetic non-edible, non-scented (regardless if the scent is added in the manufacturing process or applied afterward), materials such as wood, plastic, silicone, rubber, epoxy, glass, hair, metal, feathers, or fiber, designed to attract fish. This definition does not include anything defined as bait in #100.B below. B. "Bait" means any hand-moldable material designed to attract fish by the sense of taste or smell; those devices to which scents or smell attractants have been added or externally applied (regardless if the scent is added in the manufacturing process or applied afterward); scented manufactured fish eggs and traditional organic baits, including but not limited to worms, grubs, crickets, leeches, dough baits or stink baits, insects, crayfish, human food, fish, fish parts or fis h eggs. C. "Chumming" means placing fish, parts of fish, or other material upon which fish might feed in the waters of this state for the purpose of attracting fish to a particular area in order that they might be taken, but such term shall not include fishing with baited hooks or live traps. D. “Game fish” means all species of fish except unregulated species, prohibited nongame, endangered and threatened species, which currently exist or may be introduced into the state and which are classified as game fish by the Commission. -
Evaluation of Irrigation Efficiency Strategies for Far West Texas: Feasibility, Water Savings and Cost Considerations
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES TR-360 2009 Evaluation of Irrigation Efficiency Strategies for Far West Texas: Feasibility, Water Savings And Cost Considerations Prepared for: Far West Texas Water Planning Group, Rio Grande Council of Governments and Texas Water Development Board Prepared by: Ari Michelsen, Texas AgriLife Research Marissa Chavez, Texas AgriLife Research Ron Lacewell, Agricultural Economics, TAMU James Gilley, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, TAMU Zhuping Sheng, Texas AgriLife Research Texas Water Resources Institute Technical Report No. 360 Texas A&M University System College Station, Texas 77843-2118 June 2009 Intentionally Blank for Two Sided Printing EVALUATION OF IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY STRATEGIES FOR FAR WEST TEXAS: FEASIBILITY, WATER SAVINGS AND COST CONSIDERATIONS June 2009 Prepared for: Far West Texas Water Planning Group, Rio Grande Council of Governments and Texas Water Development Board Prepared by: Ari Michelsen, Texas AgriLife Research, El Paso, TX, Marissa Chavez, Texas AgriLife Research, El Paso, TX, Ron Lacewell, Agricultural Economics, TAMU, College Station, TX, James Gilley, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, TAMU, College Station, TX, and Zhuping Sheng, Texas AgriLife Research, El Paso, TX. Texas AgriLife Research Center at El Paso 1380 A&M Circle El Paso, Texas 79927 (915) 859-9111 http://elpaso.tamu.edu/Research Partial funding was provided by the Texas Water Development Board through the Rio Grande Council of Governments on behalf of the Far West Texas Water Planning Group. Additional funding provided by the Texas AgriLife Research Center at El Paso and Rio Grande Basin Initiative, USDA-CSREES 2008-34461-19061. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors would like to thank several individuals and entities for their invaluable input to this report. -
CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, and RELATED AGENCIES (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
Appendix C CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES (dollar amounts in thousands) 2022 State Project Request U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AK Office of Law Enforcement, Resident Agent in Charge Rehabilitate office and replace fuel storage tank .................................................................................. 350 AZ Alchesay National Fish Hatchery Replace effluent treatment system .......................................................................................................... 1,012 Replace tank house .................................................................................................................................... 1,400 CA Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Rehabilitate South Bay flood protection levee, phase 4 ....................................................................... 1,200 MT Northwest Montana National Wildlife Refuge Complex Replace infrastructure to support field stations currently supported at the National Bison Range ..................................................................................................................... 11,533 NY Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge Replace headquarters and visitor center; co-locate with Ecological Services office ........................ 3,160 WA Makah National Fish Hatchery Replace diversion dam and fish barrier, phase 2 .................................................................................. 2,521 WI Iron River National Fish Hatchery Demolish dilapidated milking barn .......................................................................................................