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THE 2019 FLOOD A Presentation Given to the Special Committee on Natural Resources November 12, 2019 A SYSTEM APPROACH… THIRTY (30) TULSA DISTRICT FLOOD-CONTROL RESERVOIRS IN THE ARKANSAS RIVER WATERSHED IN OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS. COUNCIL GROVE EIGHT (8) TULSA DISTRICT MARION FLOOD-CONTROL JOHN REDMOND EL DORADO RESERVOIRS IN KANSAS. CHENEY TORONTO WICHITA FALL RIVER BIG HILL ONE (1) USBR FLOOD- ELK CITY CONTROL PROJECT. THE RESERVOIRS ARE TULSA OPERATED AS A SYSTEM. VAN BUREN DOWNSTREAM REGULATION DOWNSTREAM REGULATION IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF STORAGE UTILIZED IN THE BASIN. THE REGULATING STAGE AT VAN BUREN EQUATES TO 150,000 CFS. WHEN RESERVOIRS EXCEED FLOOD-CONTROL CAPACITY, RELEASES ARE NOT BASED ON THE SYSTEM. PRE-RELEASE POLICY USACE POLICY BASED ON OBSERVED RAINFALL. FORECASTS CAN BE USED AS A FACTOR IN PLANNING FUTURE OPERATIONS. HOWEVER, RELEASES ARE BASED ON OBSERVED CONDITIONS. SEE ER 1110-2-240. WHY WAS THE 2019 FLOOD HISTORIC? THE AVERAGE MONTHLY STATEWIDE RAINFALL OF 10.26 INCHES IN KANSAS WAS THE HIGHEST IN THE 125-YEAR RECORD. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WERE IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. THIRTEEN RESERVOIRS IN THE TULSA DISTRICT REACHED NEW POOLS OF RECORD, INCLUDING CHENEY, ELDORADO, FALL RIVER, AND TORONTO. FALL RIVER LAKE VERDIGRIS RIVER BASIN NEW RECORD POOLS FALL RIVER: EL. 989.40 TORONTO: EL. 934.44 TORONTO LAKE ELK CITY LAKE VERDIGRIS RIVER BASIN AN ADDITIONAL 1.3M AC-FT IN STORAGE… MAY 9 MAY 29 COUNCIL GROVE LAKE NEOSHO RIVER BASIN MARION LAKE JOHN REDMOND LAKE NEOSHO RIVER BASIN AN ADDITIONAL 1.0M AC-FT IN STORAGE… MAY 9 MAY 29 SYSTEM IMPACTS… 1 SYSTEM OPERATION 600,000 2 DURING INITIAL FLOOD – 150,000 CFS @ VAN Arkansas River at Van Buren BUREN 400,000 2 SURCHARGE (CFS) 1 3 (NO LONGER A SYSTEM OPERATION) FLOW 200,000 4 3 BACK TO A SYSTEM OPERATION (< 40% 0 STORAGE) – 150,000 CFS @ VAN BUREN MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST 4 SYSTEM OPERATION (< 20% STORAGE) – 60,000 CFS @ VAN BUREN FLOOD BENEFITS VERDIGRIS RIVER NEOSHO RIVER • 50,000 CFS REGULATED / 160,000 CFS UNREGULATED • 65,000 CFS REGULATED / 80,000 CFS UNREGULATED • STAGE REDUCTION EXCEEDED 10 FT • STAGE REDUCTION OF 2 FT INDEPENDENCE PARSONS QUESTIONS? (918) 669-7091 [email protected] David Williams http://swt-wc.usace.army.mil.

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